From "Reel Tunez, the Radio Show All About the Movies" (7/9/23): "Paint", starring Owen Wilson
Yawn! Really.. not a good movie. First, crank it up because half the movie is spoken in whispers. What a total let-down for what it COULD have been. The writing of the movie itself was WEAK.. at best! The script was previously awarded "the least likely script to be produced". It shouldn't have been. The character that Wilson plays resembles Bob Ross (of PBS) and he paints, but that's the end of any connection.
So unfortunate that the script was poor because the premise had so much potential to be great.
OMG.. so much inconsistency on the time frame and making that part make sense. Music soundtrack is 70's. Reference to Uber and Dancing with the Stars even though, in theory, it takes place in the 80's (probably). A little "realism" in just making a movie is nice (there is nowhere that a control room is IN the studio.. AND typically there are some wires going to the switcher's inputs if you are going to be switching stuff). It's called "attention to detail" that just adds a little to the movie. Otherwise a bunch of high school kids could have made it easily (with the lack of continuity and a touch of realism).
I will add one caveat. Watch past the beginning of the credits for a little "art inside joke" (if you know artists, you'll get it).
On a 1- 10 scale, I'd give it a 4.0. Keep in mind that my 1-10 scale has "probably worth a watch" at a 5 and up.. though a 5 wouldn't be a great movie (but might be worth watching). It's not too often I give such a low score, but this movie STUNK.
Yawn! Really.. not a good movie. First, crank it up because half the movie is spoken in whispers. What a total let-down for what it COULD have been. The writing of the movie itself was WEAK.. at best! The script was previously awarded "the least likely script to be produced". It shouldn't have been. The character that Wilson plays resembles Bob Ross (of PBS) and he paints, but that's the end of any connection.
So unfortunate that the script was poor because the premise had so much potential to be great.
OMG.. so much inconsistency on the time frame and making that part make sense. Music soundtrack is 70's. Reference to Uber and Dancing with the Stars even though, in theory, it takes place in the 80's (probably). A little "realism" in just making a movie is nice (there is nowhere that a control room is IN the studio.. AND typically there are some wires going to the switcher's inputs if you are going to be switching stuff). It's called "attention to detail" that just adds a little to the movie. Otherwise a bunch of high school kids could have made it easily (with the lack of continuity and a touch of realism).
I will add one caveat. Watch past the beginning of the credits for a little "art inside joke" (if you know artists, you'll get it).
On a 1- 10 scale, I'd give it a 4.0. Keep in mind that my 1-10 scale has "probably worth a watch" at a 5 and up.. though a 5 wouldn't be a great movie (but might be worth watching). It's not too often I give such a low score, but this movie STUNK.