With Netflix's 'Colin in Black & White,' Colin Kaepernick adds shades of gray to his story. Read Alan Sepinwall's review.
But the extremely divisive nature of Colin Kaepernick’s story — he started at quarterback for the 49ers in the 2013 Super Bowl, then was blackballed by the NFL only a few years later due to his kneeling protests against police brutality during the playing of the National Anthem — all but demands something less straightforward and feel-good. And that is the goal, and run by Michael Starrbury — tries to meet, mostly succeeding along the way.
When his parents give him a pep talk after he’s passed over for junior varsity quarterback in favor of a white classmate whom the coach describes as a “prototype,” Colin tearfully asks, “Why am I always the one who has to prove them wrong?” Teresa replies, “Because you’re the one who’s strong enough to do it,” convinced these are the magic words that will make her son feel better.
Some of these flourishes weave through the narrative of Colin’s adolescence as nimbly as the adult Kaepernick scrambled through opposing defenses at the peak of his too-brief career. Others land as subtly as Kaep hitting the turf after a Paul Kruger sack in the Super Bowl. But then, the public response to Kaepernick — first as a flawed but frequently brilliant quarterback, and then especially as a peaceful protester whose message was taken wildly out of context — has never been nuanced.
The challenges of multidisciplinary excellence are palpable at various points throughout the miniseries. There are moments — particularly in the DuVernay-directed premiere or the third episode, in which Colin endures a series of racist microaggressions while competing in a summer baseball tournament — where the dramatization of young Colin’s life is perfectly complemented by Kaepernick’s monologues and other stylistic conceits.
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