It’s dull and unintelligent. It didn't look quite as low-budget as The Bricklayer, although it is noticeably less polished. Certainly not exciting; just plain foolish.

The narrative setup of The Painter feels excessively far-fetched to be believable. While I recognize this as a standard action movie, it’s hard to accept the idea of a noticeably pregnant woman pursuing a dangerous criminal, only for her to sustain a gunshot wound to her abdomen. If one can overlook that implausibility—something I personally found difficult to do—the remainder of the film offers unremarkable a…