![]() It’s remarkable how convincingly Hanks, otherwise known as “the gentleman of Hollywood”, portrays a grouchy old man exasperated with the world around him. But when a new family moves in, their boisterous antics keep foiling his plans, pushing back his departure date until he realizes that there might still be something to live for after all. Feeling purposeless in the wake of her death, Otto resolves to join her. And he is, but for good reason: people nowadays are incompetent idiots, his neighborhood is getting destroyed by money-guzzling corporations and he’s consumed with grief after the loss of his wife, Sonya (Rachel Keller). 13, is based off of Swedish author Fredrik Backman’s novel “En man som heter Ove.” As the adaptation of an adaptation, “A Man Called Otto” has high standards to live up to, but it succeeds in winning over an American audience with heartfelt portrayals of love and grief amid a charmingly comedic setting.Īt first glance, recently retired Otto (Tom Hanks) comes off as a grumpy curmudgeon. ![]() And some can’t die in peace either.Ĭantankerous old Otto Anderson grumbles his way into our hearts in “A Man Called Otto,” a remake from Sony Pictures of the Oscar-nominated Swedish film “A Man Called Ove.” The movie, directed by Marc Forster and released Jan. In today’s rapidly-paced world, some people just can’t live in peace. ![]() ![]() ![]() Neetra Chakraborty, Indra Deshmukh, and Abby Kapur ![]()
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