Fast Color
Lionsgate | Release Date: April 19, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Rolling StonePeter TraversApr 17, 2019
The tightly-focused origin story of Ruth, played with ferocity and feeling by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is still one hell of a heroic odyssey. Read full review
58
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 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
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 3, 2022
Hart is so sparing with her action beats and so staid and self-serious in her supernatural touches that the picture never sparks to life. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonApr 18, 2019
Fast Color is disciplined and restrained, yet feels a few tweaks away from being the rousing origin story it aspires to be. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenFeb 26, 2019
Hart has fashioned a tale of matriarchal inheritance, but one whose fierce message is undercut rather than deepened by its child's-book clarity. The intriguing setup receives underpowered execution, the intended jolts landing all too softly. Read full review
50
VarietyAmy NicholsonMar 16, 2018
Ultimately, Fast Color’s thesis is more inspirational than the film, which often seems like it, too, is struggling to swirl itself into something more solid. Instead, its magical sparks don’t quite congeal as the audience can’t help hoping a movie this empathetic and unusual reaches transcendence Read full review
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