film 1 1/2 out of 4 stars, comparing the film unfavorably to The Puffy Chair and writing that "Alex Ross Perry's self-consciously coy indulgence reminds me of the work of Diablo Cody, but slighter and more irritating." Shawn Levy of The Oregonian complained about the film's style, writing: "There’s handmade and then there’s amateurish. This, alas, is the latter." David Fear of Time Out New York gave the film a negative review, writing that "Some will call The Color Wheel'' daring. Others will remember that it takes more than desperate shocks to add substance to the sloppy diddlings of a dilettante." Even more negative was the review written by Ryan Brown for IonCinema.com, who stated: "The fact that the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York could recently sanctify its movie screens with epiphanic Bresson and Zulawski retros, only to smear them now with a full week’s run of this tripe only goes to demonstrate how haywire and scatterbrained 21st century film culture has become. Maybe the most appalling thing about Perry’s movie is his obnoxious swipe at a truly great American film artist, Julian Schnabel, by conspicuously associating the character of a fatuous 'broadcasting' professor with a book of Schnabel’s paintings." On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds a 78% rating based on reviews from 27 critics. References External links American independent films 2011 films American black-and-white films American road movies 2010s road movies Films directed by Alex Ross Perry Films about siblings Incest in film Films with screenplays by Alex Ross Perry Mumblecore films 2010s English-language films 2010s American films