True Colors

Two of my favourite actors, whats not to like

It's a good movie about love, trust and betrayal. A young Cusack and Spader work well together and it's an enjoyable movie. There's nothing ground breaking to make it stand out from any other political ladder-climbing films, but if you are a fan of either of the two leads, you'll be happy.

Great leads with emotive acting, decent piece of drama!

I had the courage to watch thirty minutes of this film, but then, being very disappointed with it, I stopped and selected something else. Anyway, please let me add that I do not want to change any opinion, only to let me say mine. Thanks.

Not a bad movie, but not brilliant either. As a dyed-the-wool John Cusack fan I'm bound to say his performance was good, and it was, but certainly not his greatest. James Spader was good in the role of the 'good guy', something he tends not to do very often. The casting of both actors against their usual type did mean that I thought more about the plot/story than I might have done otherwise. Neither of these main characters is really bad nor really good, they are written reasonably well and are 'real'/human. Somehow there was something a bit clumsy about the film. Perhaps it was just the 80s setting viewed in the 00s or the fact that some of the character background was given clumsily...the bar scene where Cusack's character's history is revealed was not subtle at all! Still a watchable film and interesting subject matter...maybe I enjoyed it more than my 3 star rating suggests...

I love it!!

Fast service. Right product. No issues.

This a good movie ! James Spader makes the movie ! He always plays his parts so well! Enjoy all of his movies!

Lost scenes.

Film ist top! Hab den echt überall gesucht bin schon fast verzweifelt... Manche meinten den gibts nicht und dann hier durch Zufall entdeckt. Gekauft für 1 Cent bei Toyboxx besser gehts nicht! Hab den Film am Feiertag bestellt und 2 Tage später war der bei mir!

This movie is kind of like "Wall Street" but in a political, Capitol Hill setting as opposed to a stock market, banking setting. I like the concept of two friends starting out at the same time and one turning corrupt to gain votes on Capitol Hill while the other is not interested in power but more in doing the right thing, joining the Justice Department. But I think the performances were not very believable by any of the actors. I dont know if it is his youthful, bratty, baby face demeanor but John Cusack was just not convincing as the corrupt, soul-less and power hungry villain they made him out to be. He totally could not pull that off. I actually had sympathy for him and didn't think he was that bad at all. In fact, he was not doing anything politicians in his place havent been doing for the past 200 years. Politicians need to remain in office and that requires money and the entities with money and lobbyists stationed 24/7 in DC will be the ones influencing representatives, not the common man who elected them. In exchange for their money, therefore, politicians often have to do things that go against the very nature of the democratic process. Now right or wrong, that is unfortunately the reality of the situation and a serious short coming of the system. As Spader said, that is just the nature of the beast. For anyone to think otherwise is naive. So what Cusack was doing wasn't even that outlandish. He just made the mistake of getting caught.The love story was total bogus too and the chemistry between Spader, Cusack and the female love interest (Imogen Stubbs) was non existent. She was terrible, did not possess an ounce of spark or charm and felt more like a stand in than an actual character one man would betray his best friend for. And he doesnt even love her. In "Legends of the Fall" the love the two brothers had for the female lead was palpable. Here it felt insincere. Also, dont men have this unwritten honor code that you dont mess with your best buddy's girl?The rise and downfall of Cusack's character, Peter Burton, was also not very convincing. Unlike "Wall Street" where we got to witness quite intricately the rise and then demise of Charlie Sheen's character with all the emotional struggles, ups and downs and changes that come with it on all levels of his life, none of that transformation was visible here. These are supposed be two friends, one of whom climbs the social ladder quite steeply and taps into the power corners of DC while the other remains his innocence and the struggle that ensues. But none of that was visible here or even convincingly played out. In fact, you cannot tell when Burton's rise begins and when it ends.These are fantastic and quite capable actors so it must be the script and directing as I did not feel that these two truly inhabited their roles and the desired effect (Cusack = villain, Spader = attorney goody shoes, woman = biggest love of their lives) was just not reached. I found Spader's character to lack the kind of luster and ferociousness I know he can bring to his roles, and Cusack seemed more like a misguided, lost college boy with puppy eyes than a ruthless manipulator who gets his way. All these "disconnects" lead to the deliverance of an unconvincing, stale story. While overall I think it is an entertaining movie for a lazy evening of cheesy early 90s movies, I think the writers and director missed the mark on nearly all accounts.