Answering whether I "enjoyed" watching this film is a tough endeavor. I think the acting is very strong especially Marianne Jean-Baptiste and it's peeking into what's going on in a very dysfunctional family.
My main issue is that the interesting drama only occurs about halfway through. Until then, you watch a very unhappy woman spew bile at every person around her. Yes, you could say this is realistic...but it's not exactly fun spending nearly an hour watching someone throw abuse…
The first half hour or so this movie had me worrying considering all the 5 stars I was seeing and how I ended up feeling about Flow. Luckily, I fell inline with the majority opinion on this one.
What I was really caught off-guard by this movie is how much dark humor it would jab in this throughout it. I was so out-of-nowhere, I couldn't help but to laugh. The film also has plenty of other genuinely funny parts as…
If you look at the plot for CODA, you probably won't be finding a lot of new or exciting things in it. However, it has *so* much heart. This drama about a child who lives with a family of deaf family members will have you fighting back tears in the last third of it.
The main things the film has going for it are the quality of the actors. With a cast of actually-deaf actors (something that the original French…
The directorial / stylistic decision made for this movie seem to rather divisive from what I've seen online. While it took me some time to get used to the styling, once I got used to it, I found it engrossingly immersive. Featuring really fantastic performances (In particular from Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor whose warmth radiates throughout the film) and a gripping but tough-to-watch narrative, I'm not surprised this drama got the Best Picture nod. Can't wait to see what RaMell Ross cooks up in the future.
