Roles in 'A Man Called Otto,' 'Elvis' and 'Pinocchio' may suggest that Tom Hanks has gone rogue, but the guy is just having fun
variety — a classic codger. Or to keep it in the Hanksiverse, a man close to Jimmy Dugan, Mr. “There’s no crying in baseball”: a jerk that ultimately isn’t so bad, the kind of man you never totally hate, even when he’s being hateful, because you have him pegged as a sentimental convert from the beginning.
What they don’t know is that Otto has given up on his life — was in fact committed to killing himself when they moved in across the street. WhatA Man Called Ottoby Fredrik Backman, which has already been adapted into a Swedish film of the same name. The movie is just OK. Marc Forster basically knows what he has: a great star, a good script, a relatable story. Done. Flashbacks tell us more about who he is and why he is the way that he is.
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