Review of Otto; or, Up with Dead People (2008) by Ruut K — 21 Sep 2008

Just brilliant. Interesting, funny, sexy and just a bit out of this world with lots of truth. Made me laugh and shed tears.

This review of Otto; or, Up with Dead People (2008) was written by Ruut K on 21 Sep 2008.

Otto; or, Up with Dead People has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Don Willmott (148) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 11 Feb 2009

Sadly, this is one of those moments where I have to scan my reviewer's list of dismissive nouns to come up with the perfect word to describe…

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By Nicki M (953) on 23 Mar 2009

A bit of a mind-fuck, poorly acted, not that great of a production value, but strangely captivating and funny…

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By Gaelan D (16) on 07 Feb 2010

Everyone talks about (and makes fun) of movies that epitomize art-haus success; maybe they exist but I've never seen one until Otto…

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By Kameron M (32) on 18 Nov 2012

Lol well first read the blurb above. This is a brilliant film. It has a lot of room for improvement…

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By Dave M (1,479) on 24 Jul 2009

The best gay German zombie movie I've seen this year. Seriously weird, more than a bit scattershot, and I'm not sure what to think about it at all…

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By Kevin D (1,252) on 15 Jul 2009

It's hard for me to review a film like this. To me, it's photographic art in motion…

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By Nancy B (116) on 17 Dec 2009

Did you know that most zombies are gay? I didn't either, until this film…

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By Anthony A (656) on 08 Feb 2010

Stupid, annoying, knowingly pretentious, but also playful, sexy, clever and sometimes moving…

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By Rcavey92212 (192) on 19 Aug 2020

This weird avant garde gay zombie movie is unlike anything you've ever seen for better or worse…

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By Nyk P (339) on 22 Jul 2010

Crap. First 5 mins I thought it was gonna be cool. However just got more and more boring…

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