With the assistance of a shopworn formula by screenwriter Kevin Wade, director Herbert Ross (THE GOODBYE GIRL, THE TURNING POINT, STEEL MAGNOLIAS) has concocted another crisp, clean and sanitized movie confection. TRUE COLORS is a film that goes down easy but is entirely superficial and
terminally innocuous.
At the University of Virginia Law School, two roommates, Peter Burton (John Cusack) and Tim Garrity (James Spader), head in entirely different directions. Tim is concerned about right and wrong and manages to find work in the Connecticut district attorney's office. Peter, on the other hand, wants
to enter politics and the world of dirty deals. Before long,...
Released:
1991
Rated:
R
Length:
111 mins