3-Iron (2004)

An extremely unusual romantic drama.

Jae Hee plays a young drifter who breaks into people's homes while they are away. But rather than steal from them, he cleans their clothes and fixes their appliances. While living this strange existence he encounters a housewife (Lee Seung-yeon), who is being mistreated by her husband, and they fall in love. 

You think you know where things are going, but the realist style of the first half then gives way to something magical and completely unexpected. It becomes a story with no single interpretation. Instead, you are left debating what really happens and how.

It's different and charming. There's a thread of very black humour running through it as well – particularly in the use of the golf clubs that give the film its title.

No comments:

Post a Comment