A rainy Wednesday in January, in the middle of the afternoon, was the perfect time to go and see Tom Hank’s new movie - A Man Called Otto. It is based on the Fredrik Backman novel - A Man Called Ove, and a remake of the Swedish film of the same name.
I had forgotten some of the story line since it's been a number of years since I read the book and some parts were changed to reflect the location change (United States vs. Sweden) as well as artistic license on the part of the new director? Bottom line is both Chris and I enjoyed it very much. The supporting cast, and in particular Mariana Treviño, who played the part of Marisol who moves in across the street from Otto, were very very good. Highly recommended.
P.S. Full disclosure, I am a huge fan of Tom Hanks and pretty much anything he does.
P.P.S. We had not been in a movie theatre since February of 2020. It felt good to see something on the big screen, though I could have done without all the ads and other hoo-hah prior to the previews. Do we need trivia contests and all that other ridiculousness? Angie would highly approve of my feelings on this matter. Which, in and of itself, makes me smile.
I loved Backman's book. Loved the Swedish movie. Glad to hear that you liked this remake (I didn't even realize it was a remake). Looking forward to seeing it!
I haven't checked in on blogs for a while, but have missed them. Looking forward to catching up with your doings in Lawrence. Waving to you from Roeland Park in NE KS. :)
Posted by: J. Hyde | 01/25/2023 at 11:26 AM