Tom Hanks and Mariana Trevino give solid performances in A Man Called Otto but can’t quite overcome the limitations of a cliché-ridden script. COLUMBIA PICTURES
The biggest challenge in sitting through A Man Called Otto is watching one of America’s most beloved public figures – the guy who took us on a whimsical journey through American history, to surviving alone on a deserted island, to a heroic landing on the Hudson River – as a miserable old coot bent on killing himself.
Now, suicide is no laughing matter, but it is laughable the way this movie treats …
