zoë rose bryant has reviewed 3 films tagged ‘awards-2022’ with no rating.

2022
A Man Called Otto is an old-fashioned crowdpleaser to its core, but it still mostly worked for me? Sure, the storytelling is a bit simplified, but it balances its humor and heartbreak beautifully, Tom Hanks is a hoot, Mariana Treviño steals EVERY scene (Best ing Actress nomination when), and there’s even some shockingly solid trans representation with a ing character (which feels like a first for a major studio movie?).
Some will still say it’s corny and cliché, but it’s so earnestly charming nonetheless and really won me over by the end. With a heart this huge, it’s hard to go wrong.