It has more than 80% positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes
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In 2019, Richard Stanleyknown among other things for being in charge of the adaptation of the novel The Island of Dr. Moreau with Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando, he returned to direct a film after more than 20 years. It is a tape horror and science fiction based on a story by HP Lovecraftand the most striking thing about it is that it has a groundbreaking aesthetic and tone for the current era, more reminiscent of “eighties delusions” as The glow o Nightmare on Elm Street.
Although it is not the best title in the filmography, one of the most fascinating aspects is the performance of Nicolas Cagewhich reflects his character's increasing madness and desperation as the plot progresses. It has a unique ability to navigate between horror and psychological drama, combining moments of vulnerability with explosions of fury. In addition, the film has the support of the audience and critics on the most reputable review website of the seventh art: it receives a 82% and 86% positive reviewsrespectively, on Rotten Tomatoes.
The cosmic horror that transforms reality into a psychedelic nightmare
The plot follows The Gardner family, who move to an isolated farm in New England in search of a quieter life, but with the inconveniences of isolation and not having an Internet connection. Nathan (Nicolas Cage), his wife Theresa (Joely Richardson) and their children, Benny and Jack, try to adapt to their new home, but His peaceful life is interrupted when a bright meteorite falls in his yard.. The day after the event, the meteorite decomposes, but curiously leaves behind a strange color that contaminates groundwater and begins to affect the flora and fauna of the environment.
As this alien color spreads, the family experiences increasingly disturbing phenomena. The vegetation mutates into strange shapes and the farm animals show anomalous behavior, and one of his children even becomes obsessed with a well near the impact site, where start hearing disturbing voices. The situation becomes really critical when Theresa and Jack are hit by a dark energy that transforms them into monstrous creaturestesting the sanity of Nathan, who is forced to make drastic decisions to try to save what is left of his family.
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Currently, the only way to enjoy Color out of space is having a subscription to Prime Video, Amazon's platform. The film has a duration of 1 hour and 50 minutesso if your family likes the genre of psychological horror mixed with cosmic terror, you already have an after-dinner plan for today.
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