It’s also a movie that largely doesn’t work and trips over its own ambition.

What Is ‘O’Dessa’ About?

O’Dessa (Sadie Sink) is a young guitar-strumming drifter.

Sadie Sink as O’Dessa looking in the mirror in the film O’Dessa

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Sink and Harrison Jr. lack any sort of romantic chemistry.

The movie springs to life when Hall steps onto the screen, touting her character’s laser-crested fisticuffs.

InO’Dessa,every single character is intentionally exaggerated.

Kelvin Harrison Jr and Sadie Sink in O’Dessa.

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Sure, switching around the gender roles is intriguing, but it never does anything with it.

O’Dessais a big swing-and-miss for Jasper.

In fact, every actor in a key role inO’Dessahas proven themselves to be of great talent.

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O’Dessa follows a farm girl on a quest to retrieve a cherished family heirloom. Her journey takes her to a perilous city where she meets her true love. To save him, she must test the power of destiny and song.

O’Dessapremiered at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival and streams on Hulu on March 20.

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O’Dessa follows a farm girl on a quest to retrieve a cherished family heirloom.

Her journey takes her to a perilous city where she meets her true love.

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To save him, she must test the power of destiny and song.

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O’Dessa