Review of Ossos (1997) by John A — 27 Nov 2016

Costa's style relies on the same kind of understated performances and minimalist dialogue as Tsai, Kaurismaki and especially Bresson. And obviously that's a style I enjoy, but I had a hard time getting into this movie.

The problem is that I couldn't relate to the characters very well... in fact, I often couldn't understand them or their motivations. Costa seems to go out of his way to withhold information, which is sometimes an interesting way to subvert expectations.

.. but sometimes just a frustration. I really wanted to like this film, and in a lot of ways I was intrigued, but ultimately I felt unsatisfied.