Ove hates the interruptions and grows to like her guts as she takes care of the entire family including the Lanky One, Patrick - her husband (as Ove describes him). She arrives in the story as a God-send angel to stop Ove from taking his life (on multiple occasions) through her continued interruptions.

Then we have Parvaneh - the Pregnant One. We hate to be told we are wrong and like doing things our way and in many ways Ove is a tribute to that attitude within us. Many of us are like Ove in some way or the other. Also, he doesn’t understand some slang and phrases that people use to describe him or things around him making him indifferent to haters or trollers sometimes and completely rude to some good people around him.Īnd that’s what’s most relatable about Ove. He has his own views on things (a reflection of his principles) but he understands how things evolve over time. But at the same time, he is not completely ignorant or arrogant. He believes he is right and he hates to be wrong. He may not understand everything in the changing times but he does not like to be told that. Because what is a man without any principles? He feels everyone should have the same if not some set of their own principles and should abide by them in life and not give them up for any reason. He likes to keep it simple with one-line replies and nodes and head shakes if they work in the situation. He doesn’t like small talk or even big talk for any reason. 5).Let’s talk about Ove first- Ove is a no-nonsense man. 1 spot on the movies chart just a day later Netflix and has held that spot for several days, currently beating out The Croods (No. After making its way to Netflix on May 6, A Man Called Otto jumped to the No. The movie grossed $109 million worldwide on a $50 million budget and was met with generally favorable reviews, currently holding a 69% fresh critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 97% audience score. Along with Hanks, the film also stars Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo.Ī Man Called Otto began a limited theatrical release in December 2022 before a wide release in the United States in January 2023, and it was an instant hit. When a lively young family moves in next door, Otto meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down. Directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Magee and marking the second film adaptation of the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, A Man Called Otto stars Hanks as Otto Anderson, a 63-year-old widower who lives in suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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