A Man Called Otto

[Anonymous]

What a depressing movie. Otto ruined that women’s life.

First, she is better looking, richer, kinder and nicer than him.

He borrows money for train, plays pity card at first dinner date, married her, but would not pay honeymoon. Moves her into crappy HOA.

Then he is a know it all who triple checks everything.

Yet somehow he boards a speeding bus with his pregnant wife with a known brake recall without checking.

They are on bus cause he was too cheap to have done honeymoon and wife wanted one trip before baby born.

Well that gets their kid killed and wife paralyzed. Why did he not research bus?

Then they go back to Townhome that is totally unfit a handicap person and he causes fight with HOA gets kicked off. Then rest of life still stays there.

Now he worked full time and had a big degree, his wife worked full time too. Why did they live in this dump the next 30 years?

He also start a riff her family. As they were not at his funeral or involved. Her parents saw some broke guy who paralyzed their daughter and killed their grandchild

[Anonymous]

Its a great movie and you have some timeline issues.

He became neurotic AFTER the accident.

You have a weird understanding of the time in which this movie took place.

[Anonymous]

I thought it was a great movie and they did a good job respecting the original book.

[Anonymous]

Why did everyone dislike this movie? There's another thread from January about this movie and everyone pretty much hated it.

My mom and I watched it over the weekend and we both really enjoyed it.

[Anonymous]

How can I watch it? Not on Netflix

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can I watch it? Not on Netflix

It’s definitely on Netflix.

[Anonymous]

I've read A Man Called Ove, and watched that movie. I didn't enjoy either of them.

This plot for Otto sounds completely different. I just thought it was an American remake of Ove.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a depressing movie. Otto ruined that women’s life.

First, she is better looking, richer, kinder and nicer than him.

He borrows money for train, plays pity card at first dinner date, married her, but would not pay honeymoon. Moves her into crappy HOA.

Then he is a know it all who triple checks everything.

Yet somehow he boards a speeding bus with his pregnant wife with a known brake recall without checking.

They are on bus cause he was too cheap to have done honeymoon and wife wanted one trip before baby born.

Well that gets their kid killed and wife paralyzed. Why did he not research bus?

Then they go back to Townhome that is totally unfit a handicap person and he causes fight with HOA gets kicked off. Then rest of life still stays there.

Now he worked full time and had a big degree, his wife worked full time too. Why did they live in this dump the next 30 years?

He also start a riff her family. As they were not at his funeral or involved. Her parents saw some broke guy who paralyzed their daughter and killed their grandchild

One of the worst movies I've watched this year. So sad, and dumb, and patronizing.

[Anonymous]

The book was amazing. The movie just ok t Hanks wouldn't have been my first choice of casting.

[Anonymous]

Tom

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its a great movie and you have some timeline issues.

He became neurotic AFTER the accident.

You have a weird understanding of the time in which this movie took place.

NP and +1 to this.

This movie is absolutely not for everyone; I think it's the kind of plot a viewer either hates immediately or find emotionally moving. And that's OK; it's just not going to be universally loved. OP, if you hated it, why keep watching? You could have bowed out after the first half hour when it was clear the plot wasn't going to be sunshine and roses. And PP is correct: You missed the fact that Otto becomes neurotic and overprotective after the accident.

I want to add here, like the movie adds before it begins, that it is definitely not for anyone who has an issue with depictions of attempted suicide. Truly should be avoided if seeing clear depictions is upsetting. I was glad to see the warning at the start of the film.

[Anonymous]

It's the kind of movie that is made for dumb audiences. Everything is obvious and over the top and it's full of tropes.

[Anonymous]

Already a thread from when released.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1107861.page#24194571

[Anonymous]

I really liked the book, but haven’t seen the movie because they changed so much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's the kind of movie that is made for dumb audiences. Everything is obvious and over the top and it's full of tropes.

+1 I like feeling superior as much as anyone, but it is just sad that filmmakers feel that nuance is too much for the average viewer. I did think they did an excellent job retaining the book’s intention with the filmed Olive Kitteridge series, but then Frances McDormand elevates everything she is in.