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Paint (2023)

 


Paint is a comedy involving a painter who dresses very much like Bob Ross but acts like a rockstar.

Written and directed by Brit McAdams, better known for the first years of Comedy Central's tv show Tosh.0. As far as I know he hasn't really done much before this in terms of movies. It shows. There are some issues of pacing and he relies on Owen Wilson's acting to come through but it doesn't hide his writing problems.

Speaking of Owen Wilson, who is the main character Carl Nargle, he seemed to take the role because it was a paycheck and allowed him to be goofy. Also being idolized throughout the film is probably a plus to his ego. I like Wilson's humor that he brings to the film and keeps it from being trash. If it was anyone else in the role I think it would have been horrible.

How do I know it would have been horrible? Well, the movie has a lot of Ciara Renee who has a certain charm that she brings to the role but her acting is still that of CW quality since she's Hawkgirl. 

Michaela Watkins is also a major character in the film, but she feels so awkward from the bad writing. Her character makes odd decisions that don't really fit the person she was written to be which gives Watkins a sort of guessing game as to the delivery McAdams wanted to see. This film doesn't help her mediocre career. I still need to see Werewolves Within but I have too many movies on my to-watch list.

The film made a guy laugh a lot in the theater but everyone else was silent through those moments. It wasn't as boring as Inside was but it wasn't as good as Shazam! Fury of the Gods. I say those two movies because they're both C- and this film will be placed right between those two. 

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