When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a stump in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real. When the root takes life they seem to have gained a child; but its appetite is much greater than that of a normal child.... (Full plot summary below)
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When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a stump in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real. When the root takes life they seem to have gained a child; but its appetite is much greater than that of a normal child.
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| Slant MagazineEd GonzalezThe most deadpan piece of pop art this side of "The Simpsons." |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanThis comic horror story rivals A.I. as the year's creepiest representation of maternal love -- partly because it naturalizes the Frankenstein story in terms of human procreation. |
| Reel.comMary Kalin-CaseyFor those who can embrace and enjoy the preposterous while forgiving the ludicrous, Little Otik may make an entertaining bedtime story. |
| L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorA handmade dream, cobbled together from dirt, wood and more imagination than most of us can muster in our most fevered states. Because this Czech master refuses to work in the scrubbed, antiseptic manner of most animators, this fable comes to life as hilarious and creepy. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoSubversively funny, it's a welcome alternative to the big-budget movies flooding into theaters at this time of year. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxWickedly funny, deeply disturbing, live-action retelling of an old Czech folktale. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe cumulative impact of Little Otik is engrossing and provocative, and Svankmajer draws splendid ensemble performances across the board. |
| Los Angeles Daily NewsBob StraussThe resulting caricaturish effect, coupled with a story line that repeats its basics over and over again for more than two hours, damage this potentially droll look at ungoverned urges and tyke tyranny beyond salvaging. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIts dark whimsy doesn't hold up for the duration of Svankmajer's film version, which, at more than two hours, seriously wears out its welcome. |
| BBC.comJason WoodA compelling and highly contemporary social satire. |
