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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 83ConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerConsequenceDominick Suzanne-MayerIt’s intelligent, frequently resonant, and even wryly funny at points in its own weary way. This is sci-fi which trusts its audience to fill in the blanks and do just a little bit of the heavy lifting, and it’s better off for it.
- 80The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMoody and strange, Fast Color has a solemnity that haunts almost every frame.
- 67IndieWireEric KohnIndieWireEric KohnDespite some obvious budgetary constraints and irksome plot holes, the movie strives to provide an alternative vision of the superhero narrative tied to the genuine experiences of people learning to come out of their shells and confront a new future for blackness, motherhood, and women taking charge.
- 67The A.V. ClubAllison ShoemakerThe A.V. ClubAllison ShoemakerWhile the story may be flimsy in places, the performances are anything but.
- 60Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThe tightly-focused origin story of Ruth, played with ferocity and feeling by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is still one hell of a heroic odyssey.
- 58The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkFast 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.
- 50VarietyAmy NicholsonVarietyAmy NicholsonUltimately, 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
- 50The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenHart 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.
- 50Philadelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonPhiladelphia Daily NewsGary ThompsonFast Color is disciplined and restrained, yet feels a few tweaks away from being the rousing origin story it aspires to be.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFast Color is not a success, in that it’s not enjoyable as entertainment. It doesn’t hold an audience.