Lost & Found

"The Trail of Bones" is very reminiscent of the style of well-known Spanish thriller series and Álvaro Morte is also a familiar face since "House of Money". This is a successful mixture of mystery, thriller, some action and a thriller romance. The setting is excellently chosen, the main character Mario played by Álvaro Morte is an oddball loner who works in a municipal lost and found office. His passion is to breathe a second life into old lost items and, ideally, return them to their former owners.

The location alone, a former train station that serves as Mario's home and workplace, is impressive. As are the many selected props. After a gruesome discovery in a suitcase, he is gripped and determined to find out what it is all about. Especially when it quickly becomes clear that the police are no longer interested, as no concrete evidence of a crime has been found, Mario takes the search into his own hands. His character is very clever but also very driven by his emotions, perhaps a little stereotypical, a Spanish daredevil who impulsively doesn't give a damn at times, almost naively getting himself into dangerous situations. Even if not everyone can share this approach, it still remains credible. All the actors do a good job, but the beautiful María Eugenia Suárez as "Sara" carries the movie together with Álvaro Morte.

It is not only a well-written crime story with a realistic theme, but also a desperate human love story that takes risky turns from the very beginning. "The Trail of Bones" is particularly characterized by its dense atmosphere. What begins gloomy, dark, sometimes disgusting and scary, turns into sun-drenched images with a touch of "hope and a perfect world". The score supports the respective moments. Especially when it alternates between quiet passages and subtle action. This keeps the story varied and exciting.

Unfortunately, "The Trail of Bones" is not quite perfect. On the one hand, the very good pace of the story is somewhat at the expense of the detailed character sketches. We learn relatively little about Mario and almost nothing about Sara's past. The same goes for the supporting characters. However, this is justifiable, as in a length of 1 hour 47 minutes, compromises have to be made and the overall story works on its own. A somewhat unfortunate choice is the lack of a time window - such as "eight months later" for time jumps. This would have been important for a logical and coherent presentation. If you can figure it out for yourself and don't attach too much importance to it, you can still enjoy the movie.

I would normally give it 7.5/10. Due to the few partly unfounded bad reviews, I have decided to give it 10/10. Because I watched the movie twice, due to the logic holes that some people criticized. But I have to say, if you pay close attention, it's coherent and apart from the missing time period as described above, there are no holes in the logic.

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Worth seeing - A little hidden gem in the Spanish thriller genre. A gripping, entertaining story with an emotional ending.