- Nicholas Florio24. Januar 2026Very corny. Target audience: tweens and "Twilight" fanatics. Possibly "Stranger Things" fans because of the cast. I'm a Stranger Things fan and I couldn't get into this. Eleven was way cooler than any of the quippy-dialogued female characters in this movie. It isn't a bad movie, it's just not really for adults, in my opinion...
- Shaydeknight19. Dezember 2025Odd Thomas feels like a lighter, superhero-adjacent cousin to ParaNorman or a more action-oriented variation on The Sixth Sense. It positions its protagonist as a gifted outsider who can see the dead and sense impending violence, but the film never quite settles into a tone that makes those elements come together properly. Having never read a Dean Koontz novel, I can't speak to the film's faithfulness to the source material. What does come across, however, is an apparent attempt to translate Koontz's literary dialogue style directly to the screen. The result is uneven at best. Much of the dialogue is stilted, emotionally flat, and oddly reminiscent of 1940s noir banter, only stripped of grit and charm, and replaced with glossy visuals and CGI. Occasionally it works, but more often it feels wooden and artificial. The voiceover is particularly problematic. While Anton Yelchin was quite a talented young actor whose early passing is genuinely tragic, the narration here is overly chipper, draining tension rather than enhancing it. It seems intended to capture the tone of the novel's internal monologue, but onscreen it becomes distracting and grating. From a technical standpoint, the film is competently made. Production values are high, the special effects are solid, and there are moments of genuine tension. The story itself is serviceable and occasionally engaging. Unfortunately, these strengths are undercut by inconsistent dialogue and character logic. Odd frequently behaves like a police officer (conducting investigations, inserting himself into dangerous situations) yet the film never adequately explains why he wouldn't simply pursue law enforcement if his goal is to stop bad people. Addressing his motivations is given seconds of screen time and why he does what he does remains frustratingly vague. Ultimately, Odd Thomas is less a horror film than an action-detective thriller with supernatural elements. It has the ingredients for something memorable, but they never fully gel. The end result is a film that is watchable, occasionally effective, but ultimately middle of the road.
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Odd Thomas wurde am 17. Juli 2013 veröffentlicht.
Regie in Odd Thomas führte(n) Stephen Sommers.
Odd Thomas hat eine Spielzeit von 1 Std., 36 Min..
Odd Thomas wurde produziert von Stephen Sommers, John Baldecchi, Howard Kaplan.
Auf den ersten Blick wirkt Odd Thomas wie ein ganz normaler junger Mann. Er ist Imbisskoch in einem Schnellrestaurant und verliebt in die hübsche Stormy. Doch Odd hat ein besondere Gabe: Er kann die so genannten Bodachs sehen, Schattengestalten, die sich vom Unglück und Verderben der Menschen nähren. Besonders im Umfeld von Bösem tauchen die Kreaturen auf, bleiben jedoch für gewöhnliche Menschen unsichtbar. Odd kann nicht nur die Gestalten sehen, sondern auch mit Geistern kommunizieren und schlimmes Unheil vorausahnen.
Die Hauptcharaktere in Odd Thomas sind Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin), Stormy Llewellyn (Addison Timlin), Wyatt Porter (Willem Dafoe).
Odd Thomas ist bewertet mit 16.
Odd Thomas ist eine Mystery, Thriller, Komödie Film.
Odd Thomas hat eine Benutzerbewertung von 6.5 von 10.
Odd Thomas hatte ein Budget von 27 Mio. $.
Odd Thomas erzielte Einnhamen von 1,1 Mio. $ an den Kinokassen.