The Portrait

Someone wrote this during the writer strike, and the screenplay should have stayed in the shadows. There is a unique twist on a trope, but this screenplay has serious first-draft vibes. Art is very subjective, but when you art is objectively boring then you have a big problem.

This film is 120 minute long. The writer strike drew a clear line between writers and producers.

What you see with this film is a beautiful script ruined by producer opinions.

The end result is a drawn out, boring, confusing, recycled trope.

This script could have been something special, but the wrong people got involved. Or the good people were pushed aside. Or professionality was sacrificed.

I'm not exactly sure what happened, but I don't believe this film was the intended goal.

Ryan Kwanten movies can be hit or miss, this one was a definite miss for me. In a nutshell, a married couple moves into a house and encounters a haunted painting. The majority of the movie is the wife dealing with trying to determine whether the painting is possessing her husband or she's just losing her mind.

All things considered, the movie offered nothing original regarding its premise and although the acting was solid, it couldn't make up for a lackluster script for a paint-by-numbers film.

I wouldn't recommend this one, not even as a way to kill time. Better to just watch paint dry.

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The movie was good but yes there is but.

But there is lots of thing that could be done in this movie. I don't like 2 things in this movie 1. Color grading 2. Story.

Yes, this movie will get better if the story was good. For example, if her husband get will or recover his condition & try to save her wife from that painting it will be great. Will it's just one of my story I would do. But it's ok ✨ Color grading ohh man I don't like it at all The night was good but the day was worst color grading 🤦

Natalia Córdova-Buckley (Sofia) her acting was really good. I really like it.

Finally, i should said for her.

The movie is 1 hr 26 mins. The First one hour is all about mystery of portrait & everything. If you want to sit through that slow burn mystery then go for it. But thats all it has. The movie makes protagonist's husband an interesting character but it never expands upon that. Instead we're seeing the female lead completely depressed throughout the movie. Theres ZERO horror in this movie. The Female lead ends the whole thing on her own & wont let the story reach anywhere. She ends it with a boring conclusion. And then theres that stupid sequel bait ending like all horror movies. Sigh. GARBAGE!!!

Gets very creepy and weird. Lead is Amazing.

Was expecting a horror, it's more of a mess with your head type thriller which I like. Wasn't sure where it was going, its a slow burn start, but interesting. When it gets into it I was drawn in. Picture really freaked me out! Wasn't sure if it was moving of not, think it was but not too heavy on the effects. Last third in the house terrifying - excellent acting.

Locations very cool. Nice seeing Virgina Madsen pop up as well. Don't want to gibe it away, but a nice twist.... didn't see it coming.

Short movie, but maybe doesn't want to be longer, nice idea, good twists and turns and keeps you guessing.