Colors (1988) **1/2 [Hopper Double Feature Pt. 2]

While Dennis Hopper's Colors (1988) is one of the earliest examples of a hood film—preceding both Boyz N The Hood (1991) and Menace II Society (1993), two of the most popular movies in the subgenre—it lacks the edge of either of those well-known examples. And while Colors does give a decent amount of screen time to its gang members (portrayed by familiar faces like Don Cheadle, Grand L. Bush, and Damon Wayans), it favors the junior/senior buddy cop dynamic of Sean Penn and Robert Duvall above anything else (Maria Conchita Alonso also gets short shrift). It's an entertaining picture but it doesn't bear much of Hopper's stamp and it doesn't delve too deeply into the implications and systemic issues of its subject matter.

Dennis Hopper Films Ranked