Painter

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Not worth the view. Horror movie gone lacking. Main 2 characters lacking in most everything. This being much like the "art" that supposedly captured the "madness" of the female "lead"... which, of course was as poorly developed as the rest. The one known/believable, good young actor/victim, was only a sidebar for the mess of the script, directing, acting, et al. If you fast forward, through the boredom and disgusting, you will miss nothing at all.

Absolutely disgusting in the first few minutes. Perhaps trying to be edgy, but is only another profane Hollywood attempt to matter. It doesn't, turned it off quickly. Might seem normal to the West Hollywood crowd, but not to normal folks.

It takes a while to get going, but once the character of Joanne inserts herself in the life of Aldis Brown, this movie becomes an incredible character study, with beautiful scene work. Betsy Randle as 'Joanne' is stunning. The film climaxes with a tension release that is so fulfilling and is executed in the most wonderful way. Bloody well done.

I agree with some other reviews on here, this is not for everyone. But it was for me (and my son who I watched it with - he's an artist). Very compelling. We loved it.

I saw an ad for this on Instagram. I figured "what the heck"? I was pleasantly surprised. It wasn't what I expected at all. And nice to see an older woman in a lead role be so maniacal and psychologically deranged. She did a wonderful job. A little slow, but a super cool film. Great for your movie group. Lots to discuss.

The positives far outweigh the negatives in this trim little offering from a new writer/director. Very sturdy performances from good actors provided with blunt, at times funny, and taught dialogue. A drama more than a thriller, but twisty-turny and unfurling. An adept hand behind the camera. Thousands of lovely ideas on the screen, well composed, always lovely to look at.

The Grant Brothers show their brilliance here. Bravo Bravo Bravo ! Editing, writing and casting all brilliant. Cinematography and art direction simply off the charts. Have never seen an indie film executed this well!

I find the movie very superficial and stereotypical concerning the definition of an artist. Depiction of artist as someone fetishist can be really a superficial depiction instead of thinking of an artist as someone intellectual, organized, politicized etc. The whole movie does not make any sense at all.

How do 8+ reviews amount to a 4.9 overall? It's hard to gauge whether to watch.