Review by Waiyan-1999

Let me just start by saying that Apple did dirty to this movie by simply burying it without giving even minimal promotion or marketing because CODA is amazing. Easily one of this year best and deserved to be seen by more people. The story of CODA is simple yet it is rich in emotions, it will tug at your heartstrings and stir up your feelings. It gives much needed representation to under-represented deaf community/families and shines light on and gives us view into some of their problems we will never know about like being alienated from the outside world. This in other hand could fall into the victim of being overly-sentimental and unnecessarily dramatic but Sian Heder carefully directed this movie and it shows. Every moment of the movie is simply magical, heart-warming and furthermore, the performances from the whole cast is deeply moving (particular from the father. The scene where he tried to feel his daughter sings got me in tears) and only adds authenticity into the air. Not to mention it's beautiful photography too. The way it captures seaside town and people is stunning to look at. I left this movie feeling cozy and with a big smile on my face. And this is the kind of film people need to see in these difficult time.