The Color Wheel
An objectionable comedy about disappointment and forgiveness.
An objectionable comedy about disappointment and forgiveness.
Comedy, Romance
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2012
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JR, an aspiring news-anchor, forces her younger brother Colin to embark on a road trip to move her belongings out of her professor-turned-lover’s place. Traveling through New England, they uncomfortably run into old school-mates or revisit familial history from which they have long since diverged.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
83 min
Release date:
18 May 2012
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$19,000
Revenue:
$12,400
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
"The Color Wheel" partially recalls the scathing audacity of "The Graduate" some 45 years ago.
– Jeff Shannon,
Seattle Times,
5 Jul 2012
fresh:
You might not "like" Perry's movie, but it's hard to deny the forensically assured sensibility at work.
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jun 2012
fresh:
Hard to swallow but impossible to ignore.
– Ronnie Scheib,
Variety,
7 Jun 2012
fresh:
Perry and co-writer/star Carlen Altman are Colin and J.R., the most loathsomely lovable brother-sister duo in the history of cinema.
– Phil Coldiron,
L.A. Weekly,
7 Jun 2012
fresh:
The most entertaining unpleasant film I've seen in years.
– David Edelstein,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
7 Jun 2012