Review of O'Horten (2007) by Mike M — 30 Aug 2009
Minor but amusing... There's a certain pathos - Horten tends to his ageing ex-ski jumper mother, and you can't escape the sensation he's destined for a similarly lonely dotage himself - yet Hamer works more towards an accumulation of drolleries, tiny flickers of irony and absurdity ("Alcohol keeps me sober") that eventually add up to something; around forty minutes in, you might well arrive at the conclusion this is among the most inconsequential stories ever told.
Still, stick with it, because "O'Horten" develops into a paean to seeing where the day (or night) takes you, and there's the perpetual delight that is Owe's craggily implacable face to watch: like a friendly, tobacco-puffing barn owl, secretly chuffed at finding new experiences to hoot about.
This review of O'Horten (2007) was written by Mike M on 30 Aug 2009.
O'Horten has generally received positive reviews.
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