Making the switchover from H. G. Wells to H. P. Lovecraft, director Richard Stanley comes back from the 1996 debacle of losing his long-cherished project, The Island of Doctor Moreau. In Color Out of Space, this translates to a feeling of repetitiveness and stupidity, with the characters making the same illogical, insane decisions over and over. ‘Color Out of Space’ Review: Bother From Another Planet Nicolas Cage and Joely Richardson face an evil shade of lilac in this inventive sci-fi horror film directed by Richard Stanley. Toronto Film Review: ‘Color Out of Space’ Cult director Richard Stanley's first narrative feature in decades is a fun, messy, deliberately over-the-top sci-fi horror. Color Out of Space movie review (2020) | Roger Ebert The kind of audacious and deliriously messed-up work that fans of Stanley, Cage, and cult cinema have been rooting for ever since the existence of the project became known. Color Out of Space is a somewhat disorganized film and not all its elements stand out or works as they should but it's a bold proposal that refuses to be passive and therefore ends up being a rather entertaining experience. Based on Lovecraft’s short story “The Colour out of Space”, Stanley’s movie offers its audience no quarter as a family is slowly torn asunder in body and soul by an otherworldly force. Vibrant color explodes across the screen, heightening emotion and alluring the audience. Color Out of Space seldom disappoints on the visual front, from the heights of the Color’s interdimensional tomfoolery all the way down to the way lights cut through the mist on the Gardner farm. Color Out of Space review – Nicolas Cage goes cosmic in freaky sci-fi horror 3 / 5 stars 3 out of 5 stars.