Saturday Movies: C.O.G. (2013)

I went into this movie not knowing what it was about nor aware it's based on the short story by David Sedaris. The movie just caught my attention because the cover looked artsy. To be honest there are parts that are good, and parts that are painful. I wasn't thrilled with how women were depicted in the movie, but I appreciated the growth of the character to say the least. Kyle Patrick Alvarez directs this movie, and makes it look just as artsy as the movie poster, but with no really likable characters.

Summary: David never shares what has driven him apart from his mother, but he is so distant from her now he would rather travel to a rural area, and work on an apple farm for below the min wage. He figures he would rather work in a job at least somehow related to his major than go work somewhere else with his Master's degree. David doesn't really fit in with the locals though. The people at the apple factory make fun of his bragging, and the deeply spiritual community doesn't really mesh with his Atheism. While it appears that David wants anything but to fit in though he really does.