Cast: Álvaro Morte, China Suárez, Verónica Echegui
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5.4/10
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Mario works in a large warehouse of lost objects where he keeps all kinds of belongings accumulated over the decades. Mario, who has long since decided to distance himself from people, spends his spare time investigating the provenance of objects in order to return lost pieces of their lives to their owners. Only Helena, a young policewoman, has been able to break through his armor. One day a suitcase rescued from the bottom of the river arrives at the warehouse. Inside, he finds baby clothes next to some human remains. Mario decides to investigate on his own. Following the trail of the suitcase he comes across Sara, a young woman trapped since she was a child in a human trafficking organization. A network that treats people as if they were objects.
This is a good try, given the usual low quality of Spanish productions. But, it is still a really bad movie. A thriller with elements of classic noir, the story is plagued by the bad acting of main cast, and a dense and false drama, presumptuous and full of clichés. The worst is the complete lack of consistency, absurdities and unbelievable situations and behaviors of the main parts, which constantly break the suspension of disbelief. As usual in Spanish movies, the depiction of police work is ludicrous and unrealistic.
The best part, the Chinese guys in the very first minutes. The other actors are, simply, not good, plain and without life, lacking chemistry among them, character development, or ability to create empathy with the viewer. Maybe the problem is that they tried to present people, situations and dialogues that are culturally so far from Spanish culture. Perhaps, on the script in paper, it works; but, when filmed, just doesn’t work. I guess that a Hollywood remake, solving the holes and inconsistencies, would work as a routinary, but nice thriller.
Overall, a bad, boring, slow, and stupid movie. To avoid.
