Otesánek 2001

Critics score:
84 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: Svankmajer sends us home haunted. Read more

Gary Dowell, Dallas Morning News: Svankmajer has created a bizarre cinematic treat that pokes fun at obsessive consumer culture. Read more

Elvis Mitchell, New York Times: A handmade dream, cobbled together from dirt, wood and more imagination than most of us can muster in our most fevered states. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: The cumulative impact of Little Otik is engrossing and provocative, and Svankmajer draws splendid ensemble performances across the board. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: 127 minutes is a lot of time for a simple movie with one satirical point to make and one animated character to show. Read more

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J. Hoberman, Village Voice: May be overlong, but the excessive length contributes to its realness -- its uncanny ambition to bring objects to life. Read more