Painter

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.

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.

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

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 watched this movie and came to the conclusion that being an artist sucks..

I believe the main character Aldis readily agrees with me as he struggles to break through into the world of galleries, artsy people and dicey friends ..

I see in the short description that our protagonist is swept into some sort of 'psychosexual' world...nothing is further from the truth..no psychosex i'm afraid people..

As Aldis meets a generous older benefactor who believes he is brilliant things slowly start to fall in place for Aldis as he confronts his past and the latent hatred he has harboured towards a fellow successful painter named Ryan.. The performance of the actors is so-so but still passable..

The film is nice..and interesting...don't expect Velvet Buzzsaw, but it is refreshingly novel and mildly captivating..I also don't agree this movies falls under Horror...as there is no such reference in this film...it is a drama..simple