Fast Color

I would have been surprised NOT to see David Strathairn, as this unique story fits him perfectly. Although Julia Hart is inexperienced as a writer and director, the same can not be said for Jordan Horowitz-and I was expecting a lot more than what we received. The screenplay is pretty much half-baked and needed to stay in the oven a little bit longer. There are many moments in Fast Color that were just not thought out all the way, leaving the viewer bewildered as to how and when and why things come about within the film. The ending was a complete disappointment-again, this is a screenplay that was not put to the test before going to production.

This slowly unfolding dystopian film offers a fresh and original take on the superpowers theme. But you'll need patience, as this is more of a quiet and cerebral film than the usual action laced type movie in this genre.

Fine performances here from Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Lorraine Toussaint as two women who have been gifted with the supernatural abilities, as part of a generational line of women in their family. But in a world which has had no rainfall for 8 years and is dying out, and where Federal Agents fear what these abilities can do, there may be no safe place for them.

Although I thought some of the elements here were nonsensical, once it all started coming together I found it quite engaging and interesting, and, as mentioned, offered a different slant on this type of movie.

Recent years have shown a surge in superhero movies. Yet while most of them are "popcorn movies", there are also a few that try to change the formula a bit and go into different genres alltogether. Like this one, which may be described more like a drama than a movie that is there to just plain entertain you. Now I do feel that other superhero movies tackle social issues too - their main goal is to entertain or please fanboys though.

Acting is rock solid in this and the movie really has some interesting twists and turns throughout. The special effects also work really well in it. They are not that many, but when they appear on screen ... no pun intended, but let's say you won't be dissapointed. The story may or may not work for you, but is quite stellar - if as slow as it gets, which again may be something you either appreciate or are annoyed by.

Not a bad movie, this has a good cast and I love anything about people with super abilities, But this one really is a slow burner that fails to take off..i would say there are but a few moments in the whole movie and the very end is good but could have been Great...The director never gives it its wings...Pity.. great actresses here who arent given enough to work with..I actually dozed off during it, yeah, its That slow...If you are looking for Incredible displays of otherworldly power you will be dissapointed...If ur looking for a brisk pace that keeps you on the edge of ur seat, this is Not it.. You would better enjoy an episode of Heroes.... A decent movie though that could have been a Great one!

My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library.

It is set in an unspecified place at an unspecified time, it could even be a fictional parallel universe. A running theme is that water is very scarce, crops are drying in the fields, rain is badly needed, towns are becoming ghost towns.

British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw (I love that name) is the lead character Ruth who must go on the run because of some incidents resulting from her "gifts" that we eventually learn run in the women of that family, passed on to each new generation. We meet both her mother and her young daughter.

It is hard to say what the story is really about. It isn't clear what their "powers" can accomplish, but we mostly enjoyed the movie as an entertaining 100 minutes. It appears that the ending set up for a sequel and in fact I read that Amazon has begun to make a series that probably will be available on Amazon streaming.

The filming was done in New Mexico and the small, dusty town is Estancia. Online maps street view clearly show the Blue Ribbon Bar, for example.

Pretty good movie, if you don't expect too much.