Review: Nicolas Cage delivers a delightful, weirdo performance in 'Color Out of Space'
Nicolas Cage in “Color Out of Space.” By Hau Chu Hau Chu Editorial aide focused on pop culture. Email Bio Follow Editorial aide January 22 Rating:
Cage devotees will love his portrayal of Nathan Gardner, the patriarch of a family of five trying to adjust to the move to Lovecraft’s fictional rustic town of Arkham, Mass., where Nathan’s wife is recovering from cancer surgery. Things really begin to go awry when a meteorite lands in the front yardand the Gardners must contend with what comes with it: the mysterious color of the title, rendered in the film as a glowing purple/pink energy.
From left: Elliot Knight, Nicolas Cage and Q'orianka Kilcher in “Color Out of Space.” Stanley, who co-wrote the script with Scarlett Amaris, makes a solid effort in blending modern computer-generated visual tricks with old-school practical effects, evoking a creeping sense of dread — buffed up by an eerie score from saxophone strongman Colin Stetson — through the core of the movie.
If anything, “Color” sometimes hews too faithfully to Lovecraft’s plot, and at times it can be difficult to tell whether the dialogue is intended to manifest genuine dread or is meant as tongue-in-cheek. Too many minor characters and subplots are cast out but never fully realized: the teenage daughter’s interest in Wicca; the hydrologist who, oddly, tries to romance her; and a local freaknik played by Tommy Chong.
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