Rotten
The killer may find his target, but Color of Night fails to hit the nail on the head by a frustrating margin.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Color of Night
In the heat of desire, love can turn to deception. Nothing is what it seems when day turns into night.
1994 · 2h 1m · R
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Rush
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Color of Night
Overview
A color-blind psychiatrist is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group and becomes embroiled in an intense affair with a mysterious woman who may be connected to the crime.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
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
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
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
Fresh
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
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