Color of Night (1994)
Since I've dedicated an entire month to the erotic thriller, you've probably guessed that I am a pretty big fan of the genre. Having watched more than my fair (or probably, intelligent) share, some are going to be duds. Movies like Palmetto or Disclosure stand out in my mind as particularly disappointing and/or annoying. That being said, sometimes you just love a terrible movie for no logical reason. You know it's awful. Hell, it may even be fairly offensive. And yet... you can't help but have a soft spot for it.
For me, that movie is Richard Rush's Color of Night. Yes, I know it sucks. But stuff your judgment.
I GOT TO SEE BRUCE WILLIS' HOT ROD HARVEY, OKAY! We all have our vices.
Mild spoilers ahead, creepers. I will try to keep it vague.
The Story: Psychiatrist Bill Cappa (Willis) has just watched a patient jump to her death in front of his eyes (which leaves him colorblind... for some reason). To try and move past the incident, he heads out to Los Angeles to stay with his colleague, Bob Moore (Scott Bakula), who ends up murdered. The suspect is one of the patients in Bob's group therapy, and the police expect Bill to figure out who it is. While he's trying to suss out the killer, he begins an affair with a mysterious young woman named Rose (Jane March), who may be a lot more unique than she seems. Who is the killer? And will Bill be next?
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I wanna be on him. |
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Many a graduate school hour spent analyzing this character... |
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It's Brad Dourif! COME ON! |
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I like Bruce with hair. NO SHAME! |
Color of Night is pretty ridiculous. The plot is convoluted and the "twist" isn't all that surprising, so it will probably annoy you. But the process of getting there is fun, and it's not remotely the worst erotic thriller we're going to cover this month.
Throughout Erotic Thriller month, we are going to be working on a far more stringent rating scale than usual. That means that if I REALLY like a film, it will probably get a three star rating. If I love a film, four stars. If I want to take a movie behind the middle school and get it pregnant, that's a five star rating right there. So with that in mind, Color of Night gets:
Erotic Thriller Rating: 3 dropped panties out of 5
Color of Night is available via iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, YouTube VOD, Vudu,
Google Play, & DVD
What do YOU think of Color of Night?
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Google Play, & DVD
What do YOU think of Color of Night?
Tell me on Twitter: @linnieloowho