Review of The Color Purple (1985) by Puroticorico . — 01 Mar 2012

Fantastic spielberg movie, but very dark and disturbing. Oprah and Whoopi are phenomenal.

This review of The Color Purple (1985) was written by Puroticorico . on 01 Mar 2012.

The Color Purple has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Color Purple

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Habibiehakim (321) on 04 Jun 2021

The Color Purple is really something that you will never expected to be directed by Steven Spielberg, yes, the guy who directed Jaws, ET, and…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Mahoganey N (1) on 02 Dec 2015

My reaction to The Color Purple shows growth, disturbance, unforgiveness, and a lot of emotions involved…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Doug S (106) on 17 Aug 2015

A beautifully done and very touching film about the struggles of family to find its way back together…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Mark P (1,180) on 26 Sep 2017

Emotional film about a young woman who is forced to marry a brutal man. She becomes his slave and he regularly beats her…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Darryl Pinckney (4) for The New York Review of Books (223) on 02 Mar 2018

Spielberg's strategy was to broaden Walker's cunning simplifications, and in blowing up her plot, Spielberg not only makes its flaws more visible,…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Ninjazu A (8) on 24 Sep 2016

I have never felt so much emotion in my heart while watching 'The Color Purple…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Matthew S (2,399) on 24 Mar 2015

Went into movie weary of Spieberg's shift and came out applauding it…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Tatsuhito K (750) on 30 Aug 2016

This is a great film and arguably one of Spielberg's best films…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Filipeneto (856) on 27 Jun 2018

Based on a book, the film tells the life of a young black woman who lived a good part of her life being brutalized by her father and her husband…

Read Review

Review of The Color Purple (1985)

By Miguel R (812) on 28 Jul 2015

Starring Whoopi Goldberg in an outstanding performance, The Color Purple is a solid adaptation of the novel its based on, clearly exposing…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Dead Man Walking (1995)

By Mctrollol1269 (1) on 29 May 2012

Its was not an easy watch. Sean Penn's character almost never moves from the cell and talks to the nun from through bars…

Read Review

Review of Fat Girl (2001)

By Kevin N. Laforest (610) for Montreal Film Journal (589) on 09 Sep 2002

Don't encourage Breillat by watching her self-indulgent, utterly unenjoyable and shallow little exposé…

Read Review

Review of The Conversation (1974)

By Benhazelden (4) on 05 Jan 2015

Studied this in film studies and it is my least favourite film of all time. I despise this slow paced film, so dull…

Read Review

Review of The Hours (2002)

By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for Las Vegas Mercury (83) on 22 Mar 2005

In a sublime collaboration, David Hare and Stephen Daldry have created a delicate atmosphere of inchoate sadness…

Read Review

Review of Full Metal Jacket (1987)

By Cpdelev (2) on 25 Dec 2013

A film that does not contain any true emotions, good acting, or any humanity in itself…

Read Review

Review of Troy (2004)

By Hagard. (1) on 18 Jan 2007

This movie is bad. I read the book and the real story is way better. Brad pitt is the worst actor…

Read Review

Review of A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

By Ryan N (459) on 27 May 2009

Marlon Brando is one of my favorite actors and I tried to get into this film, but it just wasn't for me…

Read Review

Review of Pickpocket (1959)

By Felix D (9) on 20 Nov 2010

Didn't hold my interest. Michel just keeps creeping around everyone trying to steal their stuff... :/…

Read Review

Review of The Experiment (2001)

By Hazel-Dawn Dumpert (105) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 31 Aug 2006

Too much of a mess to say anything with assurance, pieced together as it is from mismatched institutional movies such as Cool Hand Luke and…

Read Review

Review of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

By Crazerg (1) on 13 Dec 2019

This and the book have the same problem and it hurts me to see so many like this movie…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

No Time to Die

2021

74%254 Reviews

The Platform

2019

70%94 Reviews

Inside Out

2015

86%1,276 Reviews

Midsommar

2019

69%207 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Everything Everywhere All at Once

2022

78%291 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Logan

2017

82%1,785 Reviews

The Menu

2022

70%145 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Color Purple

1985

82%569 Reviews

Indochine

1992

74%123 Reviews

Defiance

2008

64%87 Reviews

Man with a Movie Camera

1929

86%339 Reviews

Two for the Money

1972

52%448 Reviews

Sex and the City

2008

62%759 Reviews

The Company Men

2010

64%628 Reviews

New Jack City

1991

68%438 Reviews

The Avengers

2012

80%1,234 Reviews

Category 6: Day of Destruction

2004

56%48 Reviews