Hypnotic (2023)

Hypnotic (2023). Hypnotic: Directed by Robert Rodriguez. With Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, JD Pardo, Dayo Okeniyi. A detective investigates a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program.

“The general concept of battling hypnotics is certainly interesting, but what Hypnotic ultimately fails in is the execution of its concept.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSpecifically, the movie uses hypnotic powers as a way to build plot twists, but these plot twists feel more like a half-hearted u0026quot;oh, actually that didnu0026#39;t happenu0026quot; than satisfying. It was equivalent to when you play a game with a child who keeps making up new rules as you go:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAdult: u0026quot;I cut your arm off with my lightsaber.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eChild: u0026quot;No you didnu0026#39;t! I actually healed it!u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn Hypnotic, itu0026#39;s much of the same, answering dramatic moments with a quick retcon thatu0026#39;s flimsily attached to a quick u0026quot;it was hypnosisu0026quot; explanation. And like playing that game with the child, those u0026quot;plot twistsu0026quot; only serve to make the Hypnotic viewing experience frustrating rather than fun.”