Fast Color

Name: Fast Color
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller
Released: April 19, 2019
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Aliza Halm, Christopher Denham, David Strathairn, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jason E. Hill

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Lionsgate | Release Date: April 19, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Aliza Halm, Christopher Denham, David Strathairn, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jason E. Hill, Jermaine Washington, Levi Martinez, Lorraine Toussaint, Michael E. Stogner, Richard L. Olsen, Ryan Begay, Saniyya Sidney, Sylvie Grontis Hagan, Tasos Hernandez

Summary: Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a woman with extraordinary abilities she can no longer control, is haunted by a mysterious past. Set in a broken and drought-ridden world, we meet Ruth on the run from an unknown group that has discovered her abilities. Ruth turns to the only place she feels she can hide: the childhood home she abandoned long ago.Ruth (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), a woman with extraordinary abilities she can no longer control, is haunted by a mysterious past. Set in a broken and drought-ridden world, we meet Ruth on the run from an unknown group that has discovered her abilities. Ruth turns to the only place she feels she can hide: the childhood home she abandoned long ago. There, she reconnects with her estranged mother, Bo, and daughter, Lila. As Bo attempts to help Ruth control her abilities, the three women start to become a family again. But when Ruth’s pursuers catch up to her, she is forced to face her demons and confront her past.… Expand

Director: Julia Hart

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 100 min

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Richard Roeper

Apr 18, 2019

Working with an economical running time of 100 minutes and a relatively modest budget, Hart infuses Fast Color with genuinely moving drama, an engrossing, supernatural-sci-fi mystery and some pretty darn impressive special effects. Read full review

The Playlist Kimber Myers

Apr 18, 2019

There should be more films like Fast Color. Movies that demonstrate that you don’t need a giant budget or decades of established IP to do superhero or sci-fi well on the big screen. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Apr 18, 2019

Moody and strange, Fast Color has a solemnity that haunts almost every frame. Read full review

Allison Shoemaker

Apr 15, 2019

While the story may be flimsy in places, the performances are anything but. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Oct 3, 2019

In the lead, Mbatha-Raw delivers a shaken, exposed performance that hints at the more familiar stories of domestic trauma (drug use, suicide, having to give up a child) that this otherwise super story might stand in for. Read full review

The Film Stage John Fink

Mar 26, 2018

Fast Color, like A Wrinkle in Time, provides an empowering message without much to latch on to. Hart, who impressed with her debut drama Miss Stevens, offers a banal, tired narrative, despite strong performances and occasionally beautiful visuals. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Apr 17, 2019

Fast Color is not a success, in that it’s not enjoyable as entertainment. It doesn’t hold an audience. Read full review

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Whovian4Life

Jul 27, 2019

Even though it is approximately 100 minutes, it has a short film or pilot episode feel. It leaves the audience wanting more. Excellent production, excellent performances by the lead actors, and an underlying musical score that parallels the quality you would find in an M. Night Shyamalan movie.