When New York psychiatrist Bill Capa visits Los Angeles to take over his murdered colleague's therapy group, he finds himself embroiled in the thick of a mystery when he bumps into Rose and begins a torrid affair.
It's a psycho-erotic thriller with more twists and shocks than the rattlesnake which, at one point, leaps out at star Bruce Willis-from a location we won't describe. (It would spoil one of the several dozen surprises.)
– Michael Wilmington,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2013
fresh:
The plot gets so convoluted and farfetched that you still may be scratching your head after the denouement, but you probably won't be bored.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
17 May 2013
rotten:
Mundane sex scenes, a standard L.A. car chase and Bakula's outrageously gory death scene (which plays like an unintentional parody) are all part of the predictable script.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
17 May 2013
rotten:
I'm tempted to go ahead and explain just exactly how transparent -- and implausible -- this mystery is. But then I don't want to spoil it for people who are even worse than I am at this sort of thing. People like Forrest Gump.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2013
rotten:
The killer may find his target, but Color of Night fails to hit the nail on the head by a frustrating margin.