Trading Paint

Shocking. I'm a Dirt Late Model Driver, there is so much wrong with this movie, while I was reading the credits, in my mind I was expecting and waiting for an apology from John Travolta! The story was ok, but the was the cars and the racing was portrayed was terrible! For a start you don't change gears in a Late Model! I really feel I'm owed an apology from John Travolta, this is in my top five worst films of all time, it's probably number 3 or 4! It's an embarrassment to film making!

I thought it was good overall as it was a racing movie with Travolta & Shania Twain as the main celebrities plus the story was interesting. It just felt sluggish in places and not as exciting as it could have been

typical plot. mediocre writing and acting. only a few glimpses of Travolta's real talent . don't waste your time.

much better than I expected. Great acting.

Not perfect by any means. Not at all. And the acting from a few like Twain and Sebastian is questionable at times, as well as the sound editing in specific parts. But at the core of it, these are all only nit-picks that while distracting, does not take away from the whole movie. At the core of this movie, Travolta I think delivers a strong performance that complements a solid story. And the story is predictable at times, but it's a solid story with a solid script, solid cinematography, and a solid cast. This all contributed to make a solid movie. Not perfect, not horrific, but solid. And sometimes that's all we need in a movie.

John Travolta stars in the racecar drama Trading Paint. When his son quits his stock car racing team to drive for someone else Sam Munroe comes out of retirement and puts everything on the line in order to win. Co-starring Michael Madsen, Kevin Dunn, and Shania Twain, the cast is pretty decent, but the performances are rather middling. Also, the directing is really poor; particularly the racing scenes, which are dull and lifeless (and made more so by the inept announcers). Still, the father/son drama is well-done, if not a bit rote, through Travolta makes it work. Disappointing and uninspired, Trading Paint is completely forgettable.

Great movie, except for the script, direction, and acting.

Director proves unable to generate any excitement even with the racing sequence.

Surprising not God awful, but underdeveloped and boring nonetheless.

This movie was incredibly disappointing. My husband is from an Alabama super late model dirt track racing family (4 generations) and we were initially excited to watch this film. Sadly, the casting choices were horrible and the accents were worse. We quickly picked out the ONE actor that nailed the AL accent and he was from Alabama. Overall, the story had a lot of potential. There was an opportunity to give cultural and complex insight into dirt track racing communities... it's not NASCAR and it's not Formula 1. Overall, the storyline is shallow and has superficial moments of conflict that are predictable and quickly resolved. Poor storytelling of a deep American tradition and complex culture.