A Man Called Otto Reviews (2023)

1. A Man Called Otto movie review (2022) - Roger Ebert

  • Dec 29, 2022 · Tom Hanks is one of our greatest movie stars. He's always good, no matter the role, and he's good in "A Man Called Otto." But what I loved about ...

  • A wholesome crowd-pleaser for your next family gathering.

2. A Man Called Otto - Rotten Tomatoes

  • Critic Reviews for A Man... · A Man Called Ove · Mack Bayda · Mariana Treviño

  • Based on the comical and moving New York Times bestseller, A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks), a grumpy widower whose only joy comes from criticizing and judging his exasperated neighbors. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol, leading to an unexpected friendship that will turn his world upside-down.

3. A Man Called Otto - Metacritic

  • The film chronicles suicide in a surprisingly forthright and unflinching way, and it takes an unexpectedly long time to reach its foregone conclusion. Still, ...

  • Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks) is a grumpy widower who is very set in his ways. When a lively young family moves in next door, he meets his match in quick-witted and very pregnant Marisol (Mariana Treviño), leading to an unlikely friendship that will turn his world upside-down. Experience a funny, heartwarming story about how some families come from the most unexpected places.

4. A Man Called Otto Movie Review | Common Sense Media

  • Apr 30, 2023 · This is a feel good movie about a man suffering from depression after the death of his wife and how he learns to find joy in living again. There ...

  • Neighborly love warms comedy about suicidal curmudgeon. Read Common Sense Media's A Man Called Otto review, age rating, and parents guide.

5. 'A Man Called Otto' Review: Tom Hanks Learns Life Lessons

  • Dec 29, 2022 · That movie, based on a best-selling Swedish novel, is about a thoroughgoing grump who becomes suicidal after the death of his wife, until ...

  • Going against nice-guy type (at first), the star plays a misanthrope who’s pulled into caring for a neighboring family in need.

6. A Man Called Otto review – formulaic but ​charming grumpy old man ...

  • Jan 8, 2023 · The picture stars an uncharacteristically abrasive Tom Hanks as Otto, a short-fused widower who crankily micromanages everything in his street, ...

  • Tom Hanks’s cranky widower may tread well-worn ground​, but the neighbourly kindness that saves him is life-affirming

7. A Man Called Otto Review - JoBlo

  • Jan 15, 2023 · A Man Called Otto ... I commend your honest review of this predictable and boring film. It's not clever, just a series of a events that are easily ...

  • We review A Man Called Otto, a Tom Hanks-fronted remake of the Swedish hit, A Man Called Ove. Directed by Marc Forster

8. A Man Called Otto Review - IGN

  • Jan 9, 2023 · A Man Called Otto is ultimately a formulaic comedy-drama that leans far too much on tried and tested cliches. A charismatic central performance ...

  • A Man Called Otto may have a tear-jerking performance from Tom Hanks, but there’s little else to make this simple story stand out.

9. A Man Called Otto Review | Movie - Empire

  • Jan 9, 2023 · It's a typically excellent lead performance, misanthropic yet good-hearted, Hanks finding and elevating the humanity in the character. (He is ...

  • Tom Hanks plays a curmudgeon whose life is changed by his vibrant neighbours in Marc Forster's comedy-drama. Read the Empire review.

10. Review: 'A Man Called Otto' Starring Tom Hanks and Mariana Treviño

  • May 6, 2023 · It's an incredibly heartfelt film that, like all of Backman's novels, is about a group of people who do the thing that is both easiest to do and ...

  • In college, when I started working in a library, I made it a point to read one book a week, no matter what. With the exception of my first year in law school, I maintained that streak all the way...

11. 'A Man Called Otto' Review: Tom Hanks Plays a Florid Grump - Variety

  • Dec 28, 2022 · The film starts off rooted in the real world but turns into a soft-headed “redemptive” fairy tale. Everything gets turned up a notch; even the ...

  • The film starts off rooted in the real world but turns into a soft-headed “redemptive” fairy tale.

12. 'A Man Called Otto' review: Who'd have thunk a Tom Hanks movie ...

  • Dec 28, 2022 · A Man Called Otto's humor and heart was lost in translation. ... Moments that meant a lot in the novel — like local children giving the hero a ...

  • Less feel-good, more feel-nothing.

13. [REVIEW] 'A MAN CALLED OTTO' or A Movie That Doesn't Need To Exist ...

  • Jan 9, 2023 · Now we have a new adaptation called A Man Called Otto starring Tom Hanks in the lead role. And all in all, despite feeling redundant, it's a ...

  • I often hear people criticize a remake by saying ‘this movie doesn’t need to exist.’ What they are trying to say is ‘this movie has already been made well once so there̵…

14. A Man Called Otto Movie Review

  • Jan 30, 2023 · Overall, A Man Called Otto is an okay remake that tries to update the original Swedish movie in ways that are commendable but with mixed results ...

  • Let’s talk about remakes. In this day in age in Hollywood, they are all the rage. They can fall into three categories: a passion project, a soulless cash grab, or a mix of the two in order to be as…

15. A Man Called Otto movie review: a rare misfire for Tom Hanks

  • Jan 21, 2023 · Upshot: there is a dull, cowardly mildness to Otto — and to Otto. This is the worst kind of white-bread Hollywood mush. It is a movie seemingly ...

  • With cowardly mildness, this white-bread mush misuses its star’s likability. Tom Hanks trying to be grumpy yet endearing has the opposite impact. He’s somehow less endearing than he’s been before.

16. A Man Called Otto - movie review - The Blurb

  • Trevino offers solid support as the lively, energetic Marisol, a force of nature who refuses to let Otto's abrupt manner slow her down or deter her from ...

  • Marc Forster's film A Man Called Otto is sure to resonate with audiences of a certain age

17. A Man Called Otto - movie review - Christian Answers

  • Cinematically, the film is above average in its other aspects of quality. The pacing was slow in the second act (I think I checked my watch twice), and ...

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18. Review: A grumpy Tom Hanks stars in 'A Man Called Otto' | AP News

  • Jan 4, 2023 · Running time: 126 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four. ___. Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP.

  • Sentimental tales about grumpy old men and American decline have, until recently, typically been the domain of Clint Eastwood.

19. Review: Tom Hanks gives 'A Man Called Otto' an easygoing sincerity

  • Dec 28, 2022 · Rated: PG-13 for mature thematic material involving suicide attempts, and language. Running time: 2 hours, 6 minutes. Playing: Starts Dec. 30, ...

  • The sincere new dramedy starring Tom Hanks as a widower at the end of his rope reveals just what is missing from so many recent Hollywood studio productions.

20. Review: 'A Man Called Otto' follows an obvious plot that can be seen from ...

  • Jan 13, 2023 · But if all you're looking for in a movie during these stressful times is harmless fluff, then "A Man Called Otto" delivers the goods. ABC News ...

  • If all you're looking for in a movie during these stressful times is harmless fluff, then "A Man Called Otto" delivers the goods.

21. A Man Called Otto Movie Review: A breezy tragicomedy that's both ...

  • Feb 9, 2023 · A Man Called Otto Movie Review: A breezy tragicomedy that's both moving and uplifting ... Story: After the death of his wife, Otto (Tom Hanks) , a ...

  • A Man Called Otto Movie Review: Critics Rating: 3.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,Otto continues Tom Hanks’ tradition of celebrating human values through lonely lead characters that

22. 'A Man Called Otto' Review: Tom Hanks and a Cat Are Irresistible

  • Dec 28, 2022 · That cat, Schmagel, is a scene stealer to be sure, but a welcome one. Forster and Magee also use flashbacks of the younger Otto ( ...

  • When you have an international best seller that was on the NYT list for 42 weeks and then made into a multi-Oscar-nominated Swedish film that became the third-most successful in the history of that…

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