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CODAUser Reviews
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Jul 30, 2024
"CODA" is probably the best film made about the most offensive stereotypes of underrepresented diverse groups. It's very difficult to get through at times because Emilia Jones is translating everything that her family is communicating only for the audience's benefit not even within the truth of the movie so it's a really tough sit.
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Jan 9, 2024
this movie was really unique and orignal and the voice of the lead was crazy and everyones acting was good!
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Aug 26, 2023
CODAThis coming-of-age drama tells the story of Ruby, a child of deaf adults (CODA) and the only hearing individual in her family, as she balances the fishing business of her family and her singing dreams.CODA is thought-provoking, attention-grabbing, and the brimming representation brings life to its simple plot.CODA is poised to be emotive, and the cast brilliantly portrays their characters with sincerity and earnestness.Deaf people rarely get portrayed onscreen, and in many cases not by deaf actors, but led by a predominantly deaf cast, CODA drives the representation that this community has lacked.8/10
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Jul 2, 2023
This movie is soooo Overrated and didn't deserved the Oscar. It's just another generic teen movie but it only won because it has ''diversity'' with mute people. And Eugenio Derbez makes it worse and doesn't save the movie
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Nov 24, 2022
As someone who only recently started college, the ending was incredibly effective.
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Aug 25, 2022
Flawless masterpiece. Amazing family drama with top notch acting and wrting.
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Aug 8, 2022
This is a good film that gives you an idea of what it must be like to be a CODA (Child of Deaf Adult). Its a bit predictable and cheesy but it has its funny moments too and the acting is pretty decent. Its a fairly thoughtful film, one I'd recommend, yes.
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Apr 9, 2022
I do not know the French original but it is worth noting that it avoids the resource of moving the viewer with sentimental clichés or morals already seen ad nauseam. The performances and respectful tone to the deaf community are also appreciated. But, did it deserve the award for Best Picture? That is up to everyone's opinion.
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Apr 4, 2022
There was a reason this film won the Oscar for Best Picture (as well as several other best film awards from respected groups): it draws the viewer in emotionally to a world about which 98% of us are pretty ignorant and leaves the viewer with both a heart-warmed feeling and an awareness of that world which will effect positive changes in the way most of us deal in the future with persons with significant or complete hearing loss.
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Mar 30, 2022
Sweet family movie with characters and a story you care about. I was surprised how much I liked this movie.My mother would have LOVED CODA
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Mar 29, 2022
Coda is an accomplishment beyond the obvious differences it presents. It's a movie about people we rarely get to see spotlighted and given on my reading on it's reception that it's conflicted. That despite providing grounded portrayals but also handicaps deaf people in everyday life which I can see where the point would be made despite being ill equipped on commenting on it. But on what I can comment it's a heart warming coming of age story with a huge conundrum in that it's lead must deal with how her independence might affect this family dynamic which upholds many parts of their lives. It's complex when it wants to be which unfortunately isn't always often which isn't so much a problem than it is a comfort. One I'll revisit many more times to come.
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Mar 23, 2022
CODA is a solid coming of age family drama that you've seen 100 times before. It's cliché and entirely predictable like most feel-good movies. It wouldn't be on my awards list, but I enjoyed it well enough.
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Mar 3, 2022
CODA, despite its simplicity and, at times, archetypicality, manages to stand out for its warmth and, above all, for its magnificent cast. A touching story that fulfills everything that could be expected from the film. Emilia Jones and Troy Kotsur give wonderful performances and after watching it I have no doubt that the SAG Award for Best Cast is totally deserved.
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Feb 24, 2022
Hilarious and emotional. This movie is definitely one of a kind. I'm not sure I've ever seen a movie that tugged at my heartstrings while being so funny.
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Feb 24, 2022
While a bit cliched at times, but man what an emotional movie with plenty of heart to go around.All the cast were stellar. Really cool that the deaf family in the movie are actually deaf in real life (apart from Emilia Jones) and all them were great!
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Feb 22, 2022
Best movie I’ve seen in years. Superb storytelling and music incorporation.
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Feb 2, 2022
(Mauro Lanari)Effective tearjerking remake programmatically modified for the US public with its questionable value system.Ps: the the most beautiful track of the score is the cover version of "You're All I Need To Get By" by the duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, a song released by Motown Records in 1968. Compared to the cover of Glee, the duet is better but arranged worse.
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Jan 23, 2022
the beginning is a bit annoying and feminist. But later on the heartbreaking family conflicts and the beautiful voice are fortunately taking over. The funny moments are also great, but the audition in the end is very touching.
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Jan 1, 2022
Coda is a simple yet beautiful film about a family of deaf people with one daughter who doesn't share their condition.. This daughter, Ruby, is blessed with a beautiful singing voice that her family can't appreciate. The highlight of the film is the emotional chords it strikes in the third act. I constantly cried for the last thirty minutes because of the powerful screenplay and the perfect performances that demonstrated familial love perfectly. Emilia Jones and Troy Kotsur were the two standouts and both are deserving of award nominations for their tremendous turns. The movie is also extremely funny with the writers leveraging the story's concept to create a lot of laugh out loud moments in the film's first act. My only real problems with CODA are that it has an extremely predictable plot and one character whose inclusion felt unnecessary in Ruby's boyfriend Miles. Fortunately, these problems don't take anything away from the strong emotional beats, so this film made an extremely strong impact on me and will have me thinking about it for days to come.
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Dec 30, 2021
It's an absolutely fantastic story **** trying to live with a family that does not see the things the same way as her. A story **** trying to survive her adolescence and come out afloat and unscathed. Fantastic story accompanied by fantastic acting. Highly recommend this movie.
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Dec 29, 2021
“CODA,” an acronym for “Child Of Deaf Adults,” is the kind of film that’s designed to make viewers feel bad if they speak ill of it. However, after screening it, I can’t help but say that this manipulative, cloying, cliché-ridden, saccharin-encrusted offering lives up to every one of those guilt-inducing traps. Writer-director Siân Heder’s second feature outing tells the story ****, Massachusetts high school senior who’s the only hearing member of a family of deaf individuals. She’s torn between pursuing her passion for singing and staying with her parents and brother to help them sort out the family’s troubled fishing business. At its heart, it’s narrative terrain that’s been covered a number of times before, albeit with different particulars. That in itself would be fine if it weren’t for the trite way in which the material is presented here, a production laden with the aforementioned calculated, derivative qualities that make it ordinary instead of outstanding. The picture also suffers from a screenplay and direction riddled inconsistent character development, left-field plot twists, underdeveloped story threads and over-the-top quirks, making this an often-frustrating watch. Admittedly, the film has some genuinely heartwarming moments, such as a number of heart-to-heart conversations between the protagonist and her family members, as well as fine performances by Emilia Jones and Marlee Matlin, but those attributes are hardly enough to give this one a ringing endorsement. This might not be an awful film, but its premise certainly lends itself to a more engaging treatment than is present here.
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Dec 20, 2021
The main theme is not the inclusivity that in some way a lot of people have classified it as a problem in this kind of film, but it is empathy. This film is the refined representation about belong to one community just, regardless of the problems that arise in everyday life, we all deserve our place here.The script is its strongest aspect, it shows very genuine moments that will remain reflected in your mind for a long time and knows how to play with our feelings to make us realize that the sign language its maybe the second idiom most important below your mother language. Nevertheless, it has some moments that doesn't have any development, the scenes has impact, but they are in someway unimportant. But that is not an impediment to get an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.The ensemble is one of the best of the 2021, everyone give the best of themselves, but Emilia Jones is excellent in her performance, I would like to see her nominated in this awards season.
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Nov 25, 2021
CODA is one of those films that you get lost in, where you simply forget that you’re watching a movie. The well developed characters, smart humour, great music, and emotionally fulfilling climax left my heart smiling by the end. Nothing we’ve never seen before, but done extremely well. One of my favourites of the year!
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Nov 17, 2021
I really wanted to love this. And I like it, I do. But it’s just too… Disney Channel for me. Not that that’s a bad thing. I **** with some Disney Channel movies, especially the older ones which this feels like.I don’t know it just feels like a normal movie, just with the deaf twist. Which I thought would be amazing. But I wish we were in the perspective of the family more than Ruby. We only really get a couple moments of that. The concert and in the end. I would have loved a more Sound of Metal approach to the family perspective. I feel like it would have helped that little bit more.Overall I think this is a good movie that takes tropes from movies like it, but embraces and builds on them. It’s just not for me, and that’s ok. Pretty sure Apple bought this, so when it comes out on Apple TV+, you should check it out. I do still recommend it!
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Nov 8, 2021
Love love this movie. Such a talented cast!! I cannot belibe the actress learned sign language and had no previous experience singing. What a great talent!
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Oct 22, 2021
This film made me cry so f**king hard! In such a good, wonderful and spectacular way!The acting is beyond marvelous from all the actors who participate in the movie.The story is moving and will make you emotional invested in it.I can't recommend this film enough! Watch it!
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Oct 18, 2021
Despite the writer and director Sian Heder's best efforts not to fall into the "cliché" trap, the film's story and nature screams and calls for a "cliché."Some touching moments and heartfelt performances, especially from Troy Kostur and Marlee Maltin as the father and mother, make this film somewhat watchable.
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Sep 29, 2021
It’s very charming, endearing and funny. Cute movie.It’s feel good and predictable but it’s fun and endearing. Really enjoyed it. Damn “Leo did get hot”A comedy with romance and drama that voids any pretentiousness. Pure soul and heart. I unashamedly happy cried. And sad cried.
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Sep 23, 2021
This is better than what I expected, but still far from what I would call an award-winning film. There's an inspiring story here about family union and breaking the bubble to go see the world — not conforming with what you get —, but it all feels very generic and too happy for my taste. A film about a teenage girl who has to decide if she goes to pursue her dreams or if she stays at home to look for her deaf family ends just the way you'll expect; if you're looking for risks, you'll have to go somewhere else.Sure, the deaf parents/hearing daughter has plenty of comedic and emotional moments, but none that'll truly connect with you. Acting is good, though — except for Derbez, who's totally in another tone here —; it's the screenplay and its clichés that don't work for me.The Disney-esque plot is redundant, and sometimes it'll make you feel like you're watching a more grown-up version of 'High School Musical.' If only director Sian Heder explored more of the struggles of deaf people, like those scenes when the father and the brother got themselves in trouble with the authorities, this would've turned a little more interesting. I get it, this film gravitates more towards dramedy, but a more somber tone wouldn't have hurt.'CODA' is not terrible; actually, is very entertaining, but it all fades away when you stop watching. If you're looking for a more engaging music-themed coming-of-age movie, go see 'Sing Street.' Fact: the little boy from that film appears here all grown up!
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Sep 6, 2021
admirable[ ad-mer-uh-buhl ]adjectiveworthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
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Aug 31, 2021
Touching story, very human. It gives the viewers a hint on what being deaf feels like. But, the best parts are when the movie intertwines the "hearing" and the deaf worlds together, creating wonderful emotional moments.
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Aug 31, 2021
It is a heartfelt family movie. But at the same time it is so generic and calculated in its approach. The whole music career thing has been done in hundreds of other teen comedies and dramas. The new thing here is that it is used as a metaphor for any decision people make and are misunderstood by their loved ones. Ruby's family can't here her voice so literally they don't know what's her passion is all about. It is touching at times, but also almost too sweet and cheesy. The audition to Berklee College is such an emotionally manipulative fake scene. I don't know why people praise this movie so much. It is an OK film. Is it about inclusion of deaf actors in the production? Yes, they were great, but if we want to be honest and equal - this kind of storytelling in a different movie would make everybody roll their eyes and describe it as a Hallmark movie.
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Aug 29, 2021
A captivating and heart-warming coming of age story, with a perfect, powerful and earnest performance from Emilia Jones. It does a fantastic job of expressing its themes of family and chasing your dreams, whilst balancing it with some hilarious comedic moments. A definitely must see.
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Aug 23, 2021
"CODA" mostra na prática o que é ter um sonho sem ninguém ao seu redor entendê-lo. Marlee Matlin continua incrível desde "Children of a Lesser God" e Emilia Jones foi uma ótima escolha para o papel principal. Seria ótimo ver ambas na próxima temporada de premiações. Alô, Oscar!
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Aug 16, 2021
Reach your goal but do not sacrifice your dear ones, and you will get rewarded.
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