Preacher Movie review: A man called Otto

[Preacher]

Preacher and the Mrs. took in a matinee over the weekend. Wow, I hate how that makes me sound 100 years old. It was a lazy Saturday and we were trying to come up with some activity that would just get us out of the house for a few hours before the football games started.
So a movie it was and the movie of choice was A Man called Otto.

The Mrs. and I had seen some previews of this and I chuckled at the thought of Tom Hanks (America's Sweetest Older Actor) play a grumpy old man.

As you can imagine the movie revolves around a man name Otto who is portrayed by Mr. Hanks. I love most of the stuff that Tom Hanks does and this is no different. When an actor "becomes" the character onscreen so much that you forget who the actor is, well that is beautiful.
Mr. Hanks does this with such force that after ten minutes you are watching the life of Otto Anderson and not Tom Hanks.

The supporting cast did a fabulous job as well including Truman Hanks (Tom's youngest son) who plays a younger version of the old man Otto.

I will not give any spoilers but I will tell you to bring tissues. My wife mentioned when we left the theatre that she did not realize that it was tear jerker and it is an emotional ride.

Two thumbs up for sure.

 

[AAT65]

I enjoyed it very much too… and yes I found it very emotional (but then I’m of an age where death and age-related issues of the previous generation have been a dominant topic in the family for the last 3-5 years).
And I saw somebody parked half up on the kerb this morning and said out loud “Idiots”. Which is more socially acceptable than what I usually say…

 

[Tone Quest]

Wife and I saw it last Friday. Great acting by all. Laughs, tears, the whole thing. We really enjoyed it. However, I have to say if anyone is sensitive to suicide, do not see this movie. No spoilers, just this.

 

[Ron R]

I still marvel at the wonderful career Tom has had, and the fact that "Bosom Buddies" of all things was where he first caught the public's eye in a big way.

 

[Marc Morfei]

Haven't seen this yet, but we saw the original Swedish version a few years ago and liked it.

A Man Called Ove (2015) - IMDb

A Man Called Ove: Directed by Hannes Holm. With Rolf Lassgård, Bahar Pars, Filip Berg, Ida Engvoll. Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops...

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A Man Called Ove

Ove (Rolf Lassgård) is the quintessential angry old man next door. An isolated retiree with strict principles and a short fuse, who spends his days enforcing block association rules that only he cares about, and visiting his wife's grave, Ove has given up on life. After a boisterous young family...

www.rottentomatoes.com

It's streaming on Amazon and probably other platfroms.

 

[Buckocaster51]

We saw Otto Friday night. Wife had read the book a while back. I had no notion of what to expect.

We thoroughly enjoyed it. No nitpicks to speak of. We have a Malcom character in our lives so that hit close to home. The film ha handled it well

 

[chris m.]

I saw the Swedish original too.