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- 2013
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2013
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
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.
Directed By: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Written By: David Sedaris, Kyle Patrick Alvarez
- 2013
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
- 2013
- R
- Screen Media Films
- 1 h 28 m
C.O.G.
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7.4
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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.
Directed By: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Written By: David Sedaris, Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
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63% Positive
10 Reviews
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31% Mixed
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6% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
60
63% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
31% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
There are some who have complained that C.O.G. ends too abruptly, but it has the bracing, devastating punctuation of a fine short story.
The source material may be David Sedaris (this marks the first time the essayist has allowed one of his pieces to be adapted), but the tone couldn’t be more Kyle Patrick Alvarez, who once again steers auds to some gloriously uncomfortable places.
Deft director Kyle Patrick Alvarez concocts a subtle brew of sexuality, religion and class that goes down easily, even as the world around Samuel sometimes leaves a bitter taste.
As a standalone feature, it feels like there’s not quite enough there.
An 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.
Despite smatterings of wit and a stable of skilled performers, C.O.G. struggles to find a consistent tone, its episodic structure veering from farcical to poignant to dangerously raw.
For Sedaris fans, C.O.G. is a regrettably patronizing washout.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.4
69% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 User Ratings
7.4
69% Positive
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
23% Mixed
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8% Negative
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Production Company
Forty Second Productions,
Rhino Films
Release Date Sep 20, 2013
Duration 1 h 28 m
Rating R
Awards
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
