SummaryIn 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:Kyle Patrick Alvarez, David Sedaris
C.O.G.
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
User score
Generally Favorable
7.4
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
63% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
31% Mixed
5 Reviews
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6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Sep 18, 2013
91
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.
Aug 16, 2013
80
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.
Sep 19, 2013
75
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.
Sep 17, 2013
60
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.
Sep 19, 2013
40
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.
User score
Generally Favorable
69% Positive
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23% Mixed
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8% Negative
1 Rating
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Sep 25, 2013
9
It is true that reading David Sadaris, "Naked" is funnier than viewing this film adaptation but this movie holds its own very well as a gripping coming of age story. From the beginning the story flows well and is understandable.There are moments of intense, touching feelings for Samuel (David's taken on name) as he expands his experiences after graduate school by picking apples at a small Oregon farm and then in a factory. His struggles as a gay man in a very straight and often homophobic culture are readily apparent and very moving, especially in the last scene as he is betrayed and then rejected by a "would be" Christian rescuer who has obvious problems. This film is worth seeing.
Jun 24, 2014
1
Please, save yourself an hour of your life, and skip this movie. I sort of like sadaris, but this movie is honestly one of the worst I have ever seen. The story has all the depth of a mud puddle, stereotypical rich kid goes to the farm, with a twist that would have been groundbreaking circa 1922. I watched this with a group of people, and we all looked around as the movie ended with a collective, wtf was that. I can't believe anyone would rate this above a 3, unless they did not want to insult sadaris, or giving it a pass cause liking indie films makes you hip. Save yourself and skip
Production Company:
- Forty Second Productions
- Rhino Films
Release Date:Sep 20, 2013
Duration:1 h 28 m
Rating:R
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Awards
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
