Review of CODA (2021) by Antoinedoinel — 27 Mar 2022
Ok, well I watched the Oscar favorite so you don’t have to: CODA…grade C-. I’d go lower but the problem with this movie is how utterly bland it is. As for a film about the struggles of being deaf, it has NOTHING on THE SOUND OF METAL, which was also formula but WAYYYYYY better.
This has the predictable lack of subtext where everyone says what they are thinking and the struggling family that needs their hearing daughter to keep the business afloat just ups and sacrifices everything to send her to music school.
It’s so predictable, so lacking in genuine conflict so utterly TV movie of the week that I’m shocked it’s the favorite for best picture of the year. And I know Oscar goes to the dullest movies, but this isn’t even cinematic.
No wonder apple bought it…it feels like it’s shot so all the images can fit nicely on a phone if you’re watching it that way. NOT CINEMA, …even GLEE would be better…but I can’t give it any other grade because that’s exactly what’s wrong with it: it’s AVERAGE to a FAULT.
This review of CODA (2021) was written by Antoinedoinel on 27 March 2022.
CODA has generally received very positive reviews.
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