Beyond The Black Rainbow (2012)
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Reviews Counted: 26
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 14
No consensus yet.
Average Rating: 3.6/10
Critic Reviews: 8
Fresh: 1 | Rotten: 7
No consensus yet.
liked it
Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 2,489
My Rating
Movie Info
Set in the strange and oppressive emotional landscape of the year 1983, Beyond the Black Rainbow is a Reagan-era fever dream inspired by hazy childhood memories of midnight movies and Saturday morning cartoons. From the producer of "Machotaildrop," Rainbow is the outlandish feature film debut of writer and director Panos Cosmatos. Featuring a hypnotic analog synthesizer score by Jeremy Schmidt of "Sinoia Caves" and "Black Mountain," Rainbow is a film experience for the senses. -- (C) Magnet
Watch It Now
Cast
-
Michael Rogers
Barry Nyle -
Eva Allan
Elena -
Scott Hylands
Mercurio Arboria -
Marilyn Norry
Rosemary Nyle -
Rondel Reynoldson
Margo -
Geoffrey Condor
Mutant -
Chris Gauthier
Fat Hesher -
Gerry South
Skinny Hesher -
Roy Campsall
Sentionaut, Sentionauts -
Eva Allen
Elena -
Geoffrey Conder
Mutant -
Ryley Zinger
Sentionaut
ADVERTISEMENT
Beyond The Black Rainbow Trailer & Photos
All Critics (26) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (14) | DVD (1)
There's much to admire about Panos Cosmatos' directorial debut, but the end result is admittedly not for all tastes.
Top CriticThe movie looks like it was lit by lava lamps, scored on Moog synthesizers, written between bong hits and acted underwater. None of this is meant as praise.
"Beyond the Black Rainbow" has a doomy, dreamy, druggy, draggy feel that's impressively sustained - until it becomes oppressive, then pointless, then laughable.
Much of the time, watching Beyond the Black Rainbow is accompanied by head scratching, but perhaps that's the point of this trippy outing.
Close-ups of a needle penetrating gnarled toes and a mutant slathered in what I choose to believe is bittersweet chocolate make as much sense as the scary drawings of angry vulvas hiding in a drawer.
This would-be cult classic is the movie equivalent of gazing at a lava lamp for nearly two hours.
The rich and strange debut of Panos Cosmatos throbs with style and portent, which proves a winning combination even if it is somewhat light in the narrative department.
Audiences who appreciate oddball first efforts from talents such as Lynch (Eraserhead), Cronenberg (Shivers) and Jeunet (Delicatessen) will be thankful.
If you follow the muddled spacy film's logic throughout, you deserve a merit honor badge for devotion to service beyond the call of duty.
Nothing much happens in this experimental-type science fiction horror film. What little does happen is at a slow-motion snail's pace.
If 2001: A Space Odyssey had an evil twin masquerading as a horror film, this would be it. Beyond the Black Rainbow culls from untold volumes of film history even as it delivers its own uniquely brilliant freak-outs.
a twisted version of 2001: A Space Odyssey which takes place in a psychological torture chamber rather than in the whole of the universe
Pure style carries Beyond the Black Rainbow considerably farther than many reviewers gave it credit for.
The product of a fevered mad auteur... May prove to be one of the more rewarding and disturbing film experiences in many a year.
While never quite dull, 'Beyond the Black Rainbow' doesn't achieve all the chills it's capable of.
'Beyond' would be more interesting with limitations.
Comprehensibility does not appear to be one of this writer/director's goals, but if someone is able to help Cosmatos marshal his raw visual talent, I'll be first in line to see his second film.
[VIDEO ESSAY] Yes, this movie is even worse than "Battlefield Earth."
It's pretentious and definitely not for all tastes.
The feature is extraordinary to watch, offering delirious visions that hypnotize and repulse, with distinct Cronenbergian encouragement that merges the magic of thought with the puzzle of flesh.
Audience Reviews for Beyond The Black Rainbow
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
-
- Mercurio Arboria: Bring home the mother lode, Barry.
-
- Barry Nyle: You are doing so good.
-
- Barry Nyle: This is always the highlight of my day.
Discussion Forum
There are no discussion threads for Beyond The Black Rainbow yet.
Latest News on Beyond The Black Rainbow
May 17, 2012:
Critics Consensus: Battleship Is All WetThis week at the movies brings us a trio of cinematic adaptations from disparate source materials: a...
What's Hot On RT
Every Star Trek movie listed
Star Trek is Certified Fresh
Forest Whitaker serves the White House
Trailer for Tom Hanks thriller
Featured on RT
- Weekly Ketchup: Will Smith to Star in Wild Bunch Remake? 29
- Critics Consensus: Star Trek Into Darkness is Certified Fresh 82
- Red Carpet Roundup: Star Trek Into Darkness Edition 0
- Video Interviews with Katie Aselton & Lake Bell of Black Rock 2
- VIP Access: Eli Roth talks Aftershock 1
- Total Recall: Star Trek Movies 87
- Parental Guidance: Star Trek Into Darkness 18
Top Headlines
-
J.J. Abrams Talks Star Trek Into Darkness, Star Wars, and More
0
-
Vin Diesel Says Fast & Furious 7 Will Begin a New Trilogy
4
-
Mickey Rourke Confirmed for Expendables 3
3
-
Brad Bird Still Mulling Incredibles 2
0
-
Reese Witherspoon, Jena Malone, and Martin Short Join Inherent Vice
0
-
Bruce Willis Makes an Expiration Date
2
-
Drew Pearce Hired for Mission: Impossible 5
0
Fresh Links
Featured
Star Trek Movies Ranked
HitFix offers their own take on the worst-to-best of the Enterprise crew's cinematic adventures.
Top 10 Star Trek Villains
Rolling Stone unveils the Enterprise's most irksome adversaries.
Celebrity Yearkbook Flashback
We'll bet you never realized how many stars were cheerleaders and high school athletes!
50 Most Classic Movie Moms
In celebration of Mother's Day, TimeOut offers up 50 iconic matriarchs from the big screen.
Weirdest Movie Siblings
From Twins to The Royal Tenenbaums, Moviefone explores cinema's oddest siblings.
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter!
Spice up your feed with hourly Tomatometer updates!
