A Man Called Otto review: Tom Hanks remakes Gran Torino as a sappy crowd-pleaser
Otto is a grump who's given up on life following the loss of his wife and wants to end it all. When a young family moves in nearby, he meets his match in quick-witted Marisol, leading to a friendship that will turn his world around.There’s nothing Otto can’t complain about, including the cost of the rope he needs to hang himself. But that’s how despondent he’s become.
Otto’s story, one where tragedy is often accompanied by a treacly pop song or a cue from one of Thomas Newman’s lesser scores, takes the least challenging road to tearjerker city. That’s unfortunate coming from Forster, a versatile director who’s shown a deft emotional touch before, as in 2004’s affecting,.
. Except Eastwood’s films are often about people who buck the system whereas Hanks’ films often confirm the righteousness of those systems and the men who fight to keep them in place. It’s a question worth pondering whether’s Walt Kowalski would have come to embrace the social media journalist and the local transgender boy who roam Otto’s neighborhood. With Otto, the question is effectively answered before it’s even asked.
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