A Man Called Otto

Predictable but anchored with terrific performances, especially from the compelling Bosom Buddy as it's titular character, Swiss filmmaker Marc Forster's ...

A much more intimate, and simply structured tale than most of Tom Hanks’ recent crop of ballot fodder (this fits nicely alongside Hanks’s masses material like Forrest Gump and You’ve Got Mail), the David Magee scripted pic explores the character arc of a sourpuss widow who, after inadvertently becoming part of his new neighbours’ lives, finds meaning in life again. Small the film might feel but Hanks, whose recent turns in Elvis and Greyhound seem to lack something, maybe gusto, is back in formidable form. Otto, an irritable, middle-aged man living in a suburban neighbourhood in Pittsburgh, lives for his rules and routines but ultimately finds greater meaning in his life – placing cleanliness and order second to the needs of new friends, and a discarded cat, when Marisol (Mariana Treviño) and (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) move into the street.

Otto made $23k Fri., $17k, Sat. and an estimated $21k Sun. and $18k Mon. Sony Pictures Classics presented documentary Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert ...

No Bears grossed an estimated $7.7k ($6,650 3-day) on a single screen for a cume of $23,205. The Menu: three day, $1.07 million; four day, $1.4 million; projected cume through Sun. IFC Films expanded Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage to Los Angeles in its second frame, opening exclusively at the Laemmle Royal Theatre on 12/30, while holding onto runs at the IFC Center and Film at Lincoln Center in New York City. The doc explores a remarkable fifty-year relationship between two literary legends, writer Robert Caro and his longtime editor Robert Gottlieb and an estimated $21k Sun. The four-day estimated gross is $75K, or an $18.7k PSA.

Otto Anderson (Tom Hanks) seems like anything but a nice man. He likes to keep to himself and is curt to the point of rudeness. In fact, he is known for it.

[Mariana Treviño](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3901455/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5) brings joie de vivre and feistiness to her role as the quick-witted Marisol. [Manuel Garcia-Rulfo](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2636310/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3) channels his inner child as Tommy. He likes to keep to himself and is curt to the point of rudeness. A Man Called Otto is a story that draws you in from the get-go and holds you tight throughout. In fact, he is known for it. [Mariana Treviño](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3901455/?ref_=tt_cl_t_5)) and Tommy ( [Manuel Garcia-Rulfo](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2636310/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3)) have two young daughters and Marisol is pregnant with her third child.

The film is made with a level of craft and simple competence that has become shockingly rare. A genuine movie star is allowed to radiate charisma and charm, and ...

The tender message of hopefulness and spiritual renewal is a welcome tonic as the year comes to a close. And in one of the film’s slyer jokes, the hip-hop song “White Boy Summer” by their son Chet Hanks is used to personify a certain kind of clueless obliviousness in others. She barges into Otto’s orderly life and brings a bit of chaos with her, inserting a much-needed liveliness into the movie as well. Directed by Marc Forster, the film is based on the 2012 novel “A Man Called Ove” by Fredrik Backman, which became an international bestseller and previously was adapted into a 2016 Swedish film that earned two Oscar nominations. These should be the basic building blocks of Hollywood moviemaking and yet here we are, with “A Man Called Otto” feeling special for being a winsome dramedy with some effective moments of tearjerking tenderness. A genuine movie star is allowed to radiate charisma and charm, and all the performances have character nuance and emotional depth.

Tom Hanks stars as the grumpy Otto Anderson in “A Man Called Otto.” It's based on the bestseller “A Man Called Ove.”

Directed by Marc Forster, “A Man Called Otto” is the perfect way to end 2022. This current scourge of the nation by corporate realtors can be seen in the headlines: “A $60 Billion Housing Grab by Wall Street “ – The New York Times, “Wall Street is buying up family homes” – 60 Minutes. In spite of life’s drawbacks, Otto goes out on a ledge and becomes a superhero when he saves a man’s life.