Movie No. 82 (2013): 3-IRON (a.k.a. BIN-JIP)

3-Iron a.k.a. Bin-Jip (2004)
Director: Kim Ki-Duk
Cast: Seung-Yeon Lee, Jae-Hee Song
In Korean, with English subtitles

The film is partly a weird love story that only Korean cinema can offer. This makes the film look fresh and utterly original. I've never seen something like this (or even close to this) in the hundreds of films that I've seen so far.

The lead character is a drifter; there are suggestions that he is homeless. He doesn't speak much (or almost not at all). He breaks in into houses whose owners are temporarily out for vacation. There he squats and eat; in return, he cleans the house and do some chores for the absent owners. In one of his 'stints' he meets a battered woman who, later, becomes his accomplice in his future break-ins. They find their soul mate in each other. How this mutual understanding changes his monotony or routine makes the movie interesting.

The film practically silent. Dialogues are far and between. And the the ending? Whatever that means or suggests is something that is left for the viewer to decide. And that's a good thing. People will talk about it. I love this film.

Rating: 4.0/4.0

Date seem: April 9, 2013