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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60Village VoicePete Vonder HaarVillage VoicePete Vonder HaarSommers'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.
- 58The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOdd Thomas is at its best when it’s presenting — rather than commenting upon or explaining — juxtapositions of the wholesome and the supernatural.
- 50VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveySommers 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.
- 50Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangLos Angeles TimesInkoo KangIn adapting Dean Koontz's series, Sommers nails the hero but bungles the world-building.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisAt 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.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramChicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramYelchin 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.
- 40The DissolveMike D'AngeloThe DissolveMike D'AngeloSommers’ 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.
- 38RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOdd Thomas becomes a film that's going through the motions with too little character, style, or atmosphere to keep it engaging.
- 25New York PostSara StewartNew York PostSara StewartYelchin 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.