Review of C.O.G. (2013) by Eric Hynes for Time Out — 16 Sep 2013
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.
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This review of C.O.G. (2013) was written by Eric Hynes and published by Time Out on 16 Sep 2013.
C.O.G. has generally received mixed reviews.
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