I watched this movie for the second time today. It had been a couple of years since I had seen it. I liked it the first time, though you never know how well a film will age with years and repeated viewings. I liked it even more this time. The first time I enjoyed being puzzled by the film-within-a-film and by wondering if this were a real zombie movie, a documentary-style horror movie, or (finally) a look through the perspective of a schizophrenic young man. This time around I enjoyed the cinematography as things changed from the black and white to brightly colored scenes. I felt terrible for Otto's father, and frustrated with Otto's ex-boyfriend who dumped him after Otto had an onset of mental illness. The first time I watched the movie I was rather shocked by the first gay zombie sex scene on the apartment floor. This time around the sex scenes were just a part of the milieu of the movie. I also appreciated the excellent music of the movie and also the sound, especially when we are looking at things from Otto's perspective. The movie seems to have a wide range of ratings--I think your experience of it may depend on the extent to which you empathize or sympathize with Otto.
Review of Otto; or, Up with Dead People
