If you honestly enjoyed the disturbing journey that was VERY BAD THINGS, than OTIS is a film that you will absolutely adore. It falls perfectly into the black comedy genre and floats along the Horror, Romance, Action, and S&M genres as well. What a mix, eh? Yeah, it’s a pretty exciting film. I almost bought this on blu-ray several months ago after just seeing the trailer, but my rare self-restraint kicked in and I didn’t. This is another film that I watched while training in Flint. Oh, and by the way, Flint is the most boring city in a of Michigan. Just an FYI. There used to be like 12 theatres in town, but one by one they all shut down. I spent my nights running, hot tubing, eating steak, shopping at Meijer, and watching movies. Not too bad all in all.
The film is about Otis who kidnaps a young high school girl. He keeps her chained in a bunker area under his garage. He then forces her to reenact scenes from his high school days when he would call girls, play football, and go to the senior prom. It’s downright funny and extremely twisted at times. Kind of like the dichotomy of life.
Daniel Stern and Illeana Douglas are familiar faces, and they work perfectly in their roles. They play the parents of the kidnapped and are a lot of fun to watch progress as characters. The most memorable scene is when they torture and kill Otis’ brother by accident and then the realization that comes over them once they know what they’ve done.
The Raw Feed label has put out some awfully horrible films, like REST STOP and SUBLIME, but they’ve redeemed themselves with OTIS. If you’re kind of twisted and like these dark humor comedy films, this one is for you. It was definitely for me. Enjoy.
Rating: 8.5/10
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