Hypnotic

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, 33% Rotten Tomatometer Score
  • Although Hypnotic isn't without glimmers of inspiration, the ultimate effect of this often clunky crime caper will be to leave you feeling rather sleepy.
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    James BerardinelliReelViews
    This is what happens when a less-talented director tries to make a Christopher Nolan movie.
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    Mark KermodeObserver (UK)
    At times I was reminded of the 2015 thriller Solace, in which Anthony Hopkins helped the FBI by functioning as a sort of psychic satnav. Somehow, this is even sillier.
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    Charlotte O'SullivanLondon Evening Standard
    As it is, even with the short running time, there are plenty of opportunities to notice the lack of spark between Affleck and Braga, the grating bombast of the soundtrack and the paltry special effects.
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    Kevin MaherTimes (UK)
    It’s sloppily executed, without a hint of dramatic tension.
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    Danny LeighFinancial Times
    The mood is gun-happy and conspiracy-minded, but the real killer is what feels like 80 percent of the running time being spent with Affleck and co-stars standing in rooms explaining the plot.
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    Katie WalshTribune News Service
    As a film fan, you have to respect the continued indie spirit with which Rodriguez works... but the script and performances in “Hypnotic” are too laughably absurd to take seriously.
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    Kevin CarrFat Guys at the Movies
    A poorly-written attempt at cerebral science fiction that collapses under the weight of its own stupidity.
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    John SerbaDecider
    It doesn’t even lean into its absurdity, blowing an opportunity to pitch a tent in Campville and inspire a few hoots.
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    Matt WaytWe Got This Covered
    You can only chip away at reality so far until everything in 'Hypnotic' starts to feel sketched and feckless. Any type of resolution reads as either disingenuous or completely unearned, as viewers were never invested in the journeys in the first place.
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    Farah ChededA Good Movie To Watch
    At one point, [Diana] tells Rourke that “pain keeps the mind awake” — and, while the excruciating script doesn’t seem to have that effect on Affleck, it’s hard not to find yourself a little enlivened by Hypnotic’s sheer absurdity.
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