Synopsis
In a California desert town, a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities encounters a mysterious man with a link to dark, threatening forces.
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Cast
- Anton YelchinOdd Thomas
- Addison TimlinStormy Llewellyn
- Willem DafoeWyatt Porter
- Gugu Mbatha-RawViola Peabody
- Nico TortorellaSimon Varner
- Patton OswaltOzzie P. Boone
- Kyle McKeeverOfficer Bern Eckles
- Melissa OrdwayLysette Spinelli
- Leonor VarelaOdd's Mother
- Shuler HensleyFungus Bob Robertson
Recommendations
- 60
Village Voice
Sommers's script relies on rapid-fire banter between Odd, girlfriend Stormy Llewellyn (Addison Timlin) — yes, that's her real name — and Chief Porter (Dafoe), but occasionally feels forced. - 58
The A.V. Club
Odd Thomas is at its best when it’s presenting — rather than commenting upon or explaining — juxtapositions of the wholesome and the supernatural. - 50
Variety
Sommers attempts to glue it all together with a raffish all-in-fun tone (despite some gory moments and unpleasant conceits), but the pic is neither witty nor macabre enough to pull off Koontz’s balance of elements in cinematic terms. - 50
Observer
Odd Thomas has high-speed chases, explosions, narrow escapes and masses of special effects—none special enough, I’m afraid, to save it from mediocrity. - 50
Los Angeles Times
In adapting Dean Koontz's series, Sommers nails the hero but bungles the world-building. - 50
The New York Times
At once comic, tragic and goofily romantic, and resting too often on Odd’s clarifying narration, this young-adult lark breaches the nonsense barrier with some regularity. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
Yelchin is agreeably offbeat and convincingly two-fisted in the role, and Sommers, who’s always had a knack for fast-paced action with a light, comic touch, provides a few entertaining scenes here and there. Unfortunately, the horrific stuff in Odd Thomas seems gorily incompatible with the film’s otherwise breezy screenplay. - 40
The Dissolve
Sommers’ typically hyperactive touch robs the material of most of its charm, placing way too much emphasis on Koontz’s goofy plot, and making Odd a bland paranormal cousin to Guy Ritchie’s ass-kicking Sherlock Holmes.
