Review of Little Otik (2001) by Tyler M — 04 Dec 2007
It's kind of like Pinocchio... On crack.
It's... Well... Umm... Like I said...Pinocchio on crack...
The Story: A man creates a wooden child as a light hearted joke to cheer up his wife when they find out that they can't conceive and have children of their own. The wife takes the child under her wing treating it as if it were a real child, even pretending to be pregnant so that she can have the child and take it out in public. Once the pregnancy is passed though, the wooden child, through some sort of miracle (or curse) comes to life. Things quickly turn bad when the childs appetite becomes too much to handle, and the child itself becomes to big to handle. It's got a strange super surreal sense of style to it, and a sick sense humor that's almost an acquired taste.
The Cast: Yeah... The thing is... I don't know any of them... This is a Czech film, so all the actors are Czech actors, and all the dialogue is of course Czech... Everyone seemed to play the parts pretty good. The subtitles though, were sometimes too much of a direct translation...So there's the cast for you... A lot of people who's names I can't pronounce let alone spell...
One to Five Scale: 4.
It's a super surreal, interesting, and strange breed of fairy tale. I can't really figure out the moral of the story, and it's definitely an acquired taste... If you ever see it in the TV listings give it a try... Just be warned, it's straight out of left field, so if you don't like the strange and bizarre you won't like this one in the slightest.
Tyler.
This review of Little Otik (2001) was written by Tyler M on 04 Dec 2007.
Little Otik has generally received positive reviews.
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