Colour Out of Space - "... a frightful messenger from unformed realms of infinity beyond all Nature as we know it"

This film was quite a bizarre experience. Not only because I am not used to watching Lovecraft style horror but also because the film itself does a weird use of lights that surprisingly ends up working!

The story is about a family that is living on a small remote farm and one day, suddenly a small meteor crashes next to their house! The thing is, this meteor is not a normal one, it has a weird pink brightness, and it also brought a strange smell.

It doesn't take long until crazy stuff begins to happen and we slowly begin to realize the actual nature of the strange object that came from outer space. The cast is quite short and we can see this is not a large production but the end result was certainly interesting enough.

Nicholas Cage does an "OK" performance with this role, most of the time he is good but there was a moment where he pretends to be extremely frustrated and full of rage that I didn't buy. Maybe I felt like this because I just came from watching Big Little Lies where major actresses are always playing a frustrated or angry character... Except for that little scene in the car, I enjoyed Cage's performances very much.

The other cast members are not as popular, but they were all right. Color out of space is attractive thanks to its intriguing plot as well as the CGI, not necessarily for its cast.

This film is well worth the watch especially for Lovecraft's and sci-fi fans. It was very different from what is usually produced, it has several good moments, it is not that scary but finding it entertaining shouldn't be a problem. I think the film wanted to be scarier in some scenes but they didn't achieve a decent level of creepiness/scariness for this to be considered a proper horror film. It is mainly a sci-fi with a slight touch of Lovecraftian horror.

I applaud the fact that these movies are being produced, this type of horror is always welcomed by the genre's fans but truth be told, it was far from the best of what I have seen in both the horror genre and the sci-fi genre. I read the goal is for this film to be the first of a new trilogy of Lovecraftian horror movies. If that's the case I would be extremely happy.

The best

• Very original and bizarrely entertaining movie.
• Good moments with Nicholas Cage.
• Well-done creatures.
• Nice looking CGI including lights to represent a world that is rapidly changing into the unknown.

The worst

• Some dialogue felt a bit generic.
• I got kind of bored for a while, especially in the second half of the film. I also felt the film lasted longer than necessary. The ending was still very fun though.

More information: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/548473-color-out-of-space
Review: AA
In numbers: 6.5/10