Directed by:
Tony KrantzCinematography:
Thomas YatskoComposer:
James S. LevineCast:
Bostin Christopher, Ashley Johnson, Daniel Stern, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Pollak, Jere Burns, Jared Kusnitz, Tarah Paige, Ashley Greene, Jamie McBride (more)Plots(1)
In the midst of a serial abductor/killer's rampage, a beautiful young teen, Riley Lawson (Ashley Johnson), goes missing. When her desperate parents, Will and Kate (Daniel Stern and Illeana Douglas), are contacted by her kidnapper, an insufferable FBI Special Agent (Jere Burns) takes charge of the case. But, from deep within the psychopathic subterranean world created by Otis (Bostin Christopher), Riley turns the tables on her tormentor, manages to escape and to contact her parents. Fed up with the tragi- comic inability of the FBI to find their girl, Will, Kate and Riley's brother, Reed (Jared Kusnitz), decide to take matters - and justice - into their own hands. But when Otis brother, Elmo (Kevin Pollak), shows up unexpectedly, the Lawsons find themselves mired in one of the more unusual and macabre consequences of vigilantism. Far from proclaiming Mission Accomplished, the backed-in-a-corner Lawsons will further complicate their already deadly predicament with a surprising, unfortunate and frankly hilarious final choice. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews (1)
Very pleasant surprise, especially considering that Krantz’s previous film almost bored me to death. Otis is very different from Sublime, but there’s something both films have in common: each of them will appeal to only a certain segment of the audience, this time it will be those who have already watched a lot of abduction horror and thrillers. Calling Otis a horror comedy is not entirely accurate, I wouldn’t hesitate to label it as a successful parody. If you haven’t seen all the clichés of similar (but serious) films, don’t waste your time, but if you already know Saw, Captivity, Kiss the Girls, First Born and many others, do have a go at this one.
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