English\u002Dlanguage remake of Swedish dark comedy A Man Called Ove finds \u0027America\u0027s Dad\u0027 in a rare bad mood
So I was understandable irked to learn that another superb dark Swedish comedy, 2015’s. Worse, the title character, an irredeemably cranky widower, would be played by Tom Hanks, America’s Dad and unofficial nicest-guy-in-the-world. That’s like asking Mr. Rogers to play Hannibal Lecter!Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Fortunately for him , Marisol is something of a ray of sunshine, and won’t be baited by Otto’s grumpy behaviour. When he reluctantly drives her to the hospital after her husband injures himself, she notices a look on his face and tells him: “My father used to smile like that.” He replies: “I’m not smiling.” She nods: “Exactly.”
Young Otto is played by Hanks’ son Truman, who normally works as a cinematographer, but does a nice job in the role, and resembles his dad. There’s even a nice, blink-and-miss-it bit of camerawork where the young Otto is buying a train ticket, and his reflection in the ticket booth is clearly that of his older self. Article content
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