CODA
Apple TV+ | Release Date: August 13, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
36
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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60
Rolling StoneDavid FearAug 19, 2021
CODA knows how to work that conventional-to-a-fault indie feeling like a champ. You may exit smiling. Just don’t be surprised if you also experience the sensation of having just been Sundanced to death. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Simran HansAug 16, 2021
The film is a meticulously, perhaps even cynically crafted crowd-pleaser. Even those alive to its tactics might find themselves wiping away a tear or two. Read full review
60
EmpireIan FreerAug 10, 2021
Two parts raw and real, one part manipulative, Coda finds engaging characters and real emotions in a hackneyed narrative arc. See it, though, for a terrific turn from Emilia Jones, if for no other reason than to say you were there at the beginning. Read full review
60
CineVueMatthew AndersonFeb 2, 2021
Chief in CODA’s achievements are the dynamics of the very close unit at its core. Coming away from the film, there is the sense that this could very well be a real family. Read full review
60
Time OutPhil de SemlyenFeb 2, 2021
There aren’t too many surprises in the journey – especially if you’ve seen La Famille Bélier, the 2014 French film that Coda reworks – but writer-director Siân Heder’s deep affection for the Rossi clan is infectious. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJan 30, 2021
Coda is a mostly likable concoction, but one that’s just too formulaic and ultimately rather calculated to secure the emotional response it so desperately wants by the big finale. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenFeb 4, 2021
The film is at its most moving in those rare moments when it’s capturing the nourishing bonding ritual among a deaf family. Read full review
40
The New YorkerRichard BrodyFeb 23, 2022
The sense of calculation makes the journey feel like a lockstep march; the movie’s sense of a story that’s dictated rather than observed makes its good feelings feel bad. Read full review
40
The TelegraphTim RobeyAug 13, 2021
CODA is way too busy playing things cute. Read full review
40
Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonAug 12, 2021
Where the Ruby-teacher relationship falters is not the fault of the actors, but the writer. Mr. V is meant to be slightly unreasonable, a hard-liner about Ruby being both serious and on time. But the script takes the very common and dubious tack of not letting the characters simply explain their situations to each other. Read full review
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