"A MAN CALLED OTTO" (2020)

In ths latest entry into the Grumpy Olld Man franchise, Tom Hanks plays Otto Anderson, ageing widower, suicidal, who spends his days patrolling the one street of his development, shouting at people who don't display their parking passes, pointing fingers and generally being a pain in the ass. A pregnant Hispanic woman and her inept husband move in across thou ystreet and keep asking for Otto's help, which he gives, grudgingly, but they gradually awaken his better alngels, finally leading to his rejoining the human race. This movie is broad, to say the least, but the wince-y scenes don't drag the movie down because Hanks is just so damned good at what he does. Just when you expect the worst, he gives you a reason to want to like him, and stick with the film. Very good.