Otto; or Up with Dead People 2008

Critics score:
42 / 100

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Nathan Lee, New York Times: One of the more disciplined entries in the LaBruce oeuvre, Otto is sexy and silly in just the right proportions, a cult item with a real heart. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Otto deliriously intermingles sex and entrails but is also imaginative and witty Read more

V.A. Musetto, New York Post: LaBruce devotees will be tickled pink; others will be perplexed and/or disgusted. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle: Moviegoers with a LaBruce fetish will appreciate another imaginative offering from the filmmaker. Mainstream audiences should stay far, far away. Read more

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Justin Chang, Variety: Canadian queer-cinema provocateur Bruce LaBruce continues his trademark blend of sexual explicitness and shoddy technique with his numbing necro-porno, Otto; or, Up With Dead People. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Campy but not comical, reactionary but not very clever, LaBruce's film is best saved for those tickled by the sight of homo-zombie orgies or the hardcore penetration of an open wound. Read more