Review of O'Horten (2007) by Michelle H — 17 Jul 2010
O'Horten instantly became one of my favorite films. It was, in fact, so charming initially that I was worrying the rest wouldn't live up to it, but every moment rolls out so placidly. From the moment you see Bard Owe's small smile light up his face, how can you not be hooked?
O'Horten is a lovely combination of the usual and the unusual. It's so easy to pick favorite moments or images... From Odd falling asleep next to a kid who caught him sneaking through his apartment to get to the one adjacent, to the man he literally met in the street, and whose last minutes were spent driving in the early hours of the morning with a hat streched over his face, to the businessman casually SLIDING down the icy slope of the empty road to get to his destination.
It's so touchingly, profoundly understated, this little film. It contains some similarities to "About Schmidt" (another favorite movie of mine), certainly, but is at the same time a very different piece.
Everybody who likes movies should watch O'Horten. Even if Odd doesn't like the limelight.
This review of O'Horten (2007) was written by Michelle H on 17 Jul 2010.
O'Horten has generally received positive reviews.
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