2013 · mystery · thriller · supernatural
Odd Thomas
Directed by Stephen Sommers1h 37m2013
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
Our read: Odd Thomas (2013) reads as a sombre, kinetic, inventive mystery · thriller · supernatural entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured mystery / thriller, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- brisk
- intense
- twisty
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“You want quirky small-town supernatural noir with dead people and diner burgers.”
Skip it tonight — Weird occult menace and restless dead feel too creepy before bed.
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