Coyote (2013 film)

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Coyote
Directed by Joe Eddy
Written byJoe Eddy
Produced byJoe Eddy
Robert J. Steinmiller Jr.
Tasha Tae
Starring
CinematographyRainer Lipski
Edited byMarcin Teodoru
Production
company
Toe Pictures
Distributed by Gravitas Ventures
Release dates
  • 6 June 2013 (2013-06-06)(Dances With Films Festival)
  • 1 January 2014 (2014-01-01)(US)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Coyote is a 2013 American comedy-drama film directed by Joe Eddy, starring Robert J. Steinmiller Jr. and Carlos Pratts.

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Reception

Chris Packham of The Village Voice called the film "sharp" and "funny", and wrote that the narrative "hinges at every turn on moments of human connection, scary confrontations other films would resolve with violence finding unexpected (and probably unlikely) detours into humor and empathy." [1]

Annlee Ellingson of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the film is "sincere but relies on obvious tropes", and that "Amid familiar jokes that fall flat, unaided by awkward pacing, Brian absorbs these life lessons with the earnestness of a Muppet." [2]

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References

  1. Packham, Chris (17 December 2013). "The Sharp, Funny Coyote Tells a Personal Immigration Story". The Village Voice . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  2. Ellingson, Annlee (18 December 2013). "Review: In 'Coyote,' a smuggler is weighed down by over-earnestness". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 30 September 2023.