Film Review – CODA

Apple made headlines last winter when they decided to pay a fortune for the rights to release “CODA,” which won several awards at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. It’s easy to understand why the company shelled out $25 million dollars for the endeavor, which offers plenty of audience-pleasing moments and warm emotion. It’s also unafraid to get broad when it has to, making sure to reach the back row with its familiar charms. There’s some degree of sameness to the feature, but writer/director Sian Heder (2016’s “Tallulah”) works hard to create deeper emotions in play, striving to generate an understanding of the characters and their individual hardships. “CODA” (which is a remake of a 2014 French film) is kindly and means well enough, boosted by select moments of real dramatic power that carry an otherwise fluffy effort. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com