Damn you Netflix....Screamtime is out,
so I guess that means....
Odd Thomas
Based on....oh sweet Jesus, really?
Dean Koontz?!? Ug....OK, lucky for us, he didn't direct this. That
was Stephen Sommers, who has had a spotty track record (GI JOE:Rise
of Cobra and the Mummy/Scorpion franchises). It's OK to be nervous,
but I rarely ever look at the producer/director before I watch a
movie. And since NetFlix kicked out Screamtime, my original choice
for tonight, I grabbed for a Hail Mary of a movie...and won!
Odd Thomas can see spirits, and they
come to him to help find their killer. The spirits can't talk, but
they can lead him to the scene, where he can 'read' the accident,
murder, or tragedy. In turn, the spirit is free to move on and Odd is
on to his next job. He also works as a short order cook and has a
girlfriend. He can also see these creatures called 'bodachs' that are
feed on human emotions when in extreme duress. When more and more of
them start showing up, Odd figures something big is coming and must
stop it before it happens. Long story short, he does. But not without
a truly sad ending.
This was a great movie that had me
interested throughout its 93 minutes. Anton Yelchin is a highly
underrated actor that I would love to see in more films of this
caliber (and not another crappy Star Trek sequel). The critics,
however have trashed this film, including Rotten Tomatoes. Fuck them,
they're wrong. Watch this film.
Friday: Always root for the bad guy....
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