C.O.G.
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings
- Starring: Casey Wilson, Corey Stoll, Dale Dickey, Dean Stockwell, Denis O'Hare, Jonathan Groff, Troian Bellisario
- Summary: In this adaptation of a David Sedaris' essay, a cocky young man travels to Oregon to work at an apple farm. Out of his element, his lifestyle and notions are picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.
- Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Positive: 10 out of 16
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Mixed: 5 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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91There are some who have complained that C.O.G. ends too abruptly, but it has the bracing, devastating punctuation of a fine short story.
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83The curious thing about C.O.G is that it doesn't play like a straightforward adaptation. Much of the mood comes from ingredients that have nothing to do with story or dialogue.
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Sep 20, 201375People going to C.O.G. expecting a re-creation of one of Sedaris's reliably uproarious readings of his own material will be disappointed. People who approach it as a film in its own right, with its own rhythms and goals and pleasures, will be amply rewarded.
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67As a standalone feature, it feels like there’s not quite enough there.
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60An adaptation of a short story from David Sedaris’s best-selling Naked collection, C.O.G. (short for “Child of God”) struggles from the outset to retain the snap of the NPR favorite’s hyperbolic humor while also grounding it in authenticity—a tonal disconnect that nonetheless serves to destabilize a potentially predictable coming-of-age tale.
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50It’s not bad, but it’s ineffectual -- shuffling from one semi-satirical vignette to the next and then veering into soul-searching territory while generating only mild engagement.
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30For Sedaris fans, C.O.G. is a regrettably patronizing washout.
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Sep 25, 20139
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