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Odd Thomas (2014)

2014 | Mystery

96 mins United States

In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.

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Produced by RLJ/Image Entertainment
Director Stephen Sommers
Writer Stephen Sommers
Cast Anton Yelchin, Addison Timlin, Patton Oswalt, Willem Dafoe, Barney Lanning, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Nico Tortorella and Matthew Page

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Emma @ The Movies (1786 KP) rated

Aug 15, 2020  
Odd Thomas (2014)
Odd Thomas (2014)
2014 | Mystery
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7.9 (9 Ratings)
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I'd put off watching this for a long time, I loved the books by Dean Koontz and that made me a little nervous for the film. I'd almost forgotten about it until it popped up streaming, it's been a long time so I figured I'd forgotten enough about the books to see it.

Odd tries to live a simple life in Pico Mundo but when you have the ability to see dead people and talk to them it makes things difficult, especially when everything is pointing to something disastrous on the horizon.

The idea behind Odd's ability is a good one and I feel like they manage to illustrate it well during the film, foreknowledge may have helped a bit but I honestly don't remember that much from the books and we're given a succinct explanation.

Anton Yelchin plays the lead character and he has the perfect demeanour for it. There's a calm but scared quality that fits right into his wheelhouse and it was a match made in heaven.

Yelchin is off-set by Willem Dafoe as Chief Porter and Addison Timlin as Stormy Llewellyn, both of whom give great performances that bolster to story from each side. While they're not massive roles they both influence and guide Odd in very different ways and they're particularly effective characters.

The film plays out like a supernatural detective story with Odd at its centre trying to save Pico Mundo from an unknown terror. It creates a nice sense of intrigue to latch on to early on and plenty of fantasy action to move you along with the story at a quick pace.

For a relatively obscure film it's got a solid all round feel with passable graphics and a great visual style. Normally I find voice overs in films a little off putting but the bits of the story it's combined with work really well and again, added to the storytelling. I couldn't honestly say how accurate it was to the source material after such a long time, but I can tell you I wasn't disappointed with what I watched.

Originally posted on: https://emmaatthemovies.blogspot.com/2020/08/odd-thomas-movie-review.html
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AJaneClark (3975 KP) Aug 17, 2020

Absolutely love this movie
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Amy Norman (1048 KP) Aug 18, 2020

Have watched this film a few times, and love it 😊
I haven't read the source material but it's been on my list for a while 😅 from what I have read about them, there are a few nods given to things that played a much larger part in the books. However, from what I can tell they may not necessarily translate well to film!
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Paul Tyrrell (139 KP) rated

Apr 16, 2020  
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Odd Thomas (2014)
2014 | Mystery
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7.9 (9 Ratings)
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Good cast, well acted and surprisingly emotional (0 more)
No sequel as yet. Lead actor now dead (0 more)
Odd by name, but not Odd by nature
Well acted and Yelchin always a good watch. More than decent supporting cast and a good adaptation of the source novel by Dean Koontz.
Well worth a watch and currently on Amazon Prime
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Erika (17789 KP) rated

Jun 17, 2018 (Updated Jun 17, 2018)  
Odd Thomas (2014)
Odd Thomas (2014)
2014 | Mystery
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7.9 (9 Ratings)
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This film was based on the novel of the same name by Dean Koontz. I haven't read the novel, so I can't properly judge it on how good of an adaption it was.
Honestly, the only reason I watched this movie was because I was chilling with a friend a few years ago, and we saw a movie with Anton Yelchin in it on Netflix or something (she'd met him twice, I'm still super jealous). It was definitely an entertaining, quick-moving paranormal flick that I immediately fell in love with and purchased a few days after I saw it.
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