Cocote
Grasshopper Film | Release Date: August 3, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
70
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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91
The PlaylistBradley WarrenMay 6, 2018
Cocote is an entirely different beast—a challenging watch that swings from the avant-garde to an ethnographic model of filmmaking. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Simran HansAug 14, 2018
Dominican Republic film-maker Nelson Carlo de Los Santos Arias’s gorgeous, restlessly creative hybrid fiction combines ethnographic documentary with improvised drama to explore a clash of two religious identities. Read full review
80
Film Journal InternationalBudd WilkinsAug 2, 2018
Cocote’s narrative structure exhibits a tidy symmetry, strongly suggesting that what ultimately transpires has a certain inevitability to it, that cycles of retribution and vendetta all too easily devolve into vicious circles. Read full review
80
The GuardianPeter BradshawJul 26, 2018
It is a film with its own miasma of unease. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyAug 3, 2018
Cocote, filmed entirely in the Dominican Republic, is filled with such images, seemingly unconnected to one another at times and yet when placed in collage they create a powerful and visceral experience. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineKeith WatsonMar 27, 2018
Nelson Carlo de Los Santos's first fiction feature is a dazzling collage of styles and approaches in which every scene feels different from the one that came before. Read full review
70
Village VoiceMatt PriggeAug 1, 2018
Getting one’s bearings isn’t impossible; it’s like divining the trick of a Sunday crossword. But Cocote isn’t purely academic. It’s alternately clinical and sensual. Read full review
60
The New York TimesGlenn KennyAug 2, 2018
This is a straightforward story that Mr. de Los Santos Arias, making his fictional feature debut, tells in an ever-changing style, shooting in color and black and white. He also alternates the shape of the frame, mostly toggling between a boxy frame and the wider one most mainstream movies are shown in. Whatever effect was hoped for, this viewer just saw affectation. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAug 2, 2018
Cocote tells a relatively simple story in willfully obscure, opaque fashion. While the film features many intriguing elements and often proves visually stunning, it ultimately feels a trial to endure. Read full review
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