With a coming-of-age story and what seemed like a slight supernatural premise, it was right up my alley.
That’s a start, butwith its threadbare plot, it wasn’t enough for a feature film.
What Is ‘The Colors Within’ About?
It’s not a nuisance for her, but the exact opposite.
Who she finds is a complicated girl who plays guitar, which only impresses Totsuko more.
That simplicity is at once compelling and frustrating.
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Maybe the real journey is the family we made along the way!
The description that kept coming to me while watchingThe Colors Withinwas that it’s cute.
However, cute doesn’t carry a movie that runs 100 minutes.
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It was almost there, and just needed to nudge itself a little more past emotion and conveyances.
These are good, happy kids who only want to live a good, happy life.
I was disappointed thatThe Colors Withinhas such low stakes, constantly staying in second gear.
The Colors Withinis in theaters now.
