Review of Hypnotic (2023) by Jluis_001 — 15 May 2023

Hypnotic is a frustrating and underwhelming sci-fi thriller that squanders the potential of its premise and also its cast. Clearly there was little effort or desire to make this movie, and I mean to make it with any real substance.

The film suffers from a lack of originality and coherence. More than anything Hypnotic is afflicted by a lazy directing from Robert Rodriguez and a hollow performance from Ben Affleck, who throughout the entire movie can't get the expression of tedium off his face which inevitably shows that he made this movie more out of a contract than a genuine interest in the character or the story.

There's an interesting story hidden in this ill-fated adventure, but you'll never see it come to fruition.

There is no development or depth whatsoever in its plot and it also suffers from uncharismatic, underdeveloped and uninteresting characters.

Moreover, the concept it explores is not very well explained or exploited and is more confusing than meaningful.

Believe me when I tell you that in the near future no one will be talking about this film when they talk about Rodriguez or Affleck.