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 Following in the footsteps of “The Bricklayer,” in which Aaron Eckhart plays a former CIA agent, “The Painter” features Charlie Weber as another former CIA agent who has chosen a different path, one you can probably guess. . This action film, also modest in scale, returns its tough protagonist to the world of covert operations amid a hail of bullets and conspiracies.  Brian Buccellato's script attempts to forge its own narrative, but both the script and director Kimani Ray Smith struggle to infuse credibility and suspense into an uninspired story that features Jon Voight and Madison Bailey from the Netflix series "The Outer Banks" . Lacking in most departments aside from decent pacing and adequate technical polish, this forgettable thriller arrives in limited US theaters on January 5 and on digital platforms on January 9. Director: Kimani Ray Smith Writer: Brian Buccellato Stars: Charlie Weber, Marie Avgeropoulos, Madison Bailey Weber plays Peter Barrett, a CIA defector ...