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Paint
2023 PG-13 1h 36m IMDb RATING 5.0 / 10 6K YOUR RATING Rate Play trailer 2 : 13 9 Videos 41 Photos Quirky Comedy Comedy DramaCarl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke - until a younger, better artist steals ev Read all Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke - until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves. Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public television painter, is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke - until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
Director Brit McAdams Writer Brit McAdams Stars Owen Wilson Elisabeth Henry Paul Kosopod See production info at IMDbPro IMDb RATING 5.0 / 10 6K YOUR RATING Rate Director Brit McAdams Writer Brit McAdams Stars Owen Wilson Elisabeth Henry Paul Kosopod 81 User reviews 49 Critic reviews 45 Metascore See production info at IMDbPro Awards 1 nomination totalVideos 9
Trailer 2:13 Paint Trailer 1:29 Paint Trailer 1:29 Paint Trailer 2:13 PAINT Trailer Trailer 1:29 Official Teaser Clip 1:02 Paint: Van Clip 0:59 Paint: PaintingPhotos 40
Add photo + 37Top cast 38
Edit Owen Wilson Carl Elisabeth Henry Bridget Paul Kosopod Bridget's Best Friend Sonia Darmei Lopes Mary Ryan Czerwonko Young Bar Regular Aidan T.K. Baker Strong Bar Regular Lucy Freyer Jenna Lusia Strus Beverly Wendi McLendon-Covey Wendy Stephen Root Tony Michaela Watkins Katherine Rob Figueroa Donald Moore Michael Pemberton Dr. Bradford Lenihan Vin Craig SuperFan Evander Duck Jr. Reuben Joel Leffert Sydney Ciara Renée Ambrosia Elizabeth Loyacano Alexandra Moore Director Brit McAdams Writer Brit McAdams All cast & crew Production, box office & more at IMDbProUser reviews 81
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3 jared-jackson88Very unfortunate. Uninspired and boring
What a dull drab for a wonderful opportunity. The director really fell flat and didn t deliver on story or character development. Mostly felt contrived with very little substance outside a few bits that are to indicate who this faux bob ross is as a character. If I had to summarize this film beyond that I would say they really let Owen down on this one. The cover image alone gets you excited, as if to say this is Owen s come-back piece. Instead he got burned and had to do what he could with a script that felt as if it was subjected to writer s block in the first few paragraphs of act one. All in all I wouldn t recommend this film to anyone. 5 fataltypixelsThe movie is not bad, but
i am sure a lot of people will think this movie is about Bob Ross life, just like i thought so too at the beginning, but it s not. It s a Bob Ross knockoff. The main character Carl Nargle played by Owen Wilson is a fictional character based on Bob Ross, the story is fictional as well so we can say this movie is a parody. Carl Nargle has the same cloud of hair, the same whispery way of speaking, and the same job, painting quaint country vistas on public access TV, but he s not Bob Ross.I was really disappointed that they just used his character like this, he is an icon and has a lot of fans all around the world! 2 justmikejustice
You are better off watching anything else.
Almost walked out and I should have. Since they tease a Bob Ross movie and never delivering is akin trying to get drunk on near beer. Somehow this movie is set in the 1980s and today. The plot is as predictable as a paint by numbers project.The only part of the movie worth noting is that Owen Wilson does look like Bob Ross and his hair is something to behold. Sadly, in this movie his knock off impersonation is flat and every supporting character are paper thin and forgetable.
I give credit to the promo trailer team, from that it looks like an interesting movie. How this movie ever received a green light is shocking and the fact people got paid for making it is criminal.
Do yourself a favor and pass on this movie. 6 subxerogravity
Might as well watched paint dry on a wall.
My interest in this movie comes from watching the real guy when I was a kid right after Barney and friends, but when I looked up his name, Bob Ross, as it turns out this is not a biopic.Owen Wilson tells a joke exploiting Ross Posthumous fame on the internet that pokes fun of the concept that Joy of Painting consist of 40-year-old footage watched by like 3 or 4 generations who watched it as if though they were the 1st despite how outdated his fashion sense was for all the generations. Adding to the joke is the relevant concept of how fulfilling and addicting being famous to a handful of people (in this case the locals who watch Wilson s character on PBS somewhere in Maine) can make a person feel. An interesting idea about the levels of selling out vs. Being true to your art.
It was funny when I saw the trailer and I thought Wilson was playing Bob Ross and that the Joy of Painting guy used his statis as an artist to get laid. Its less funny now that I know it s not Bob Ross. I see what they are trying to do but it was not funny. Paint was good for some obvious puns that made me giggle but no solid laughs.
It was supposed to be one of those quirky films that made fun of the mundane but it was mundane without being interesting. It was very not interesting.
Not worth seeing. 5 ferguson-6
its no Joy of Painting
Greetings again from the darkness. You might wonder how a low-key painter becomes ubiquitous, evolving into the source of pop culture references in everything from Saturday Night Live to Family Guy to recent horror film SMILE. Bob Ross hosted The Joy of Painting on public television from 1983 until 1994. His soft-spoken manner and ability to connect with the audience while finishing a painting in 30 minutes drew in many dedicated viewers and turned him into an unlikely celebrity (as did the internet). Writer-director Brit McAdams uses Bob Ross as inspiration for his first feature film.Though it s certainly not a profile or biography of Ross, Owen Wilson s portrayal of Carl Nargle is part tribute and part caricature, and it seems that McAdams wanted to go the comedy route, despite most gags and punchlines landing as softly as Carl Nagle s signature sign-off, thanking viewers for finding that special place. . Whereas Ross whispery vocal seemed soothing, Wilson s is kinda creepy. The comedy never really lands for a few reasons, but mostly because we don t much care for Carl Nargle and his out-of-touch ego and misogyny although this isn t the fault of Wilson, who does his best with what he s given.
Carl Nargle s (a fictional character) painting show has been a long-time fixture on the Vermont PBS channel where he regularly creates landscapes featuring Mount Mansfield. His loyal audience ranges from the elderly at a senior citizen center to the frequenters of a local dive bar to the women drawn to Carl s calm nature and fold-out bed in the back of his custom van. The latter group includes his ex, Katherine (a criminally underutilized Michaela Watkins), who is also the program manager, and Carl s assistant Wendy (Wendi McLendon-Covey). His newest interest is the young intern Jenna (Lucy Freyer), who seeks to be the next to receive the gift of a painting, which Carl gives to each conquest. But times are changing for Carl. Station Manager Tony (Stephen Root) needs a ratings boost and seizes the opportunity by hiring Ambrosia (Ciara Renee) to bring in new painting blood. There is more to the competition between Carl and Ambrosia than painting and ratings and ego it extends to Katherine, generating an entirely new dynamic.
The film has a lackluster feel to it. While some would-be intriguing topics are broached, none of them are explored to the point of creating any real interest. As for the comedy, there is no energy or sharpness. It comes across as believing many punchlines and situations are funnier than they really are. Everything is just a little off doesn t quite work as comedy, satire, self-discovery, or drama. To top it off, the timeline is confusing. While no cell phones are present, it never gives off a strong enough vibe for us to place the era. There is simply no joy in this painting.
Opens in theaters on April 7, 2023.
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Edit Release date April 7, 2023 (United States) Country of origin United States Language English Also known as Живопис Filming locations Saratoga Springs, New York, USA Production companies Balcony 9 Productions Blue Creek Pictures Silver Lining Entertainment (II) See more company credits at IMDbProBox office
Edit Gross US & Canada $811,739 Opening weekend US & Canada $570,512 Apr 9, 2023 Gross worldwide $811,739 See detailed box office info on IMDbProTech specs
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