Toronto. Cochochi.

"Cochochi, which ran in the Horizons Program at the Venice Film Festival, received a five-minute standing ovation," notes Michael Guillén. "Variety's reviewer Alissa Simon was less than gracious, however, describing the film as 'attenuated,' 'simplistic,' 'stiff' and 'stagy,' consigning it to festivals where audiences 'have a so[f]t spot for this sort of thing.' Consider me proudly just such an audience and, apparently, I am not alone; TIFF's Deisel Discovery Award - voted on by the festival press corps - was awarded to Cochochi."

"A story of twin brothers in Mexico, it's a typical festival film - showing us a part of the world we've never seen through the vehicle of a simple plot," writes J Robert Parks. "[T]he story will satisfy only those with a need for the familiar. It's not a bad movie, but it's not necessarily a good one, either."

Posted by dwhudson at October 2, 2007 8:10 AM