Odd Thomas
Image Entertainment | Release Date: February 28, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
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1
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The PlaylistDrew TaylorMar 2, 2014
Odd Thomas is a much better film than it's non-release would suggest. Hopefully one day it'll find it's audience and people will appreciate it for something other than just being better than "Phantoms." Read full review
60
Village VoicePete Vonder HaarFeb 25, 2014
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. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyFeb 26, 2014
Odd Thomas is at its best when it’s presenting — rather than commenting upon or explaining — juxtapositions of the wholesome and the supernatural. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramFeb 28, 2014
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. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangFeb 27, 2014
In adapting Dean Koontz's series, Sommers nails the hero but bungles the world-building. Read full review
50
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisFeb 27, 2014
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. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedFeb 26, 2014
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. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyJan 20, 2014
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. Read full review
40
The DissolveMike D'AngeloFeb 25, 2014
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. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoFeb 28, 2014
Odd Thomas becomes a film that's going through the motions with too little character, style, or atmosphere to keep it engaging. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartFeb 27, 2014
Yelchin is an immensely likable actor who does what he can, but his charm isn’t enough to save this awkwardly worded — and paced — wannabe thriller. Read full review
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