Ben Affleck

Alice Braga

William Fichtner

J. D. Pardo

Hala Finley

Ionie Olivia Nieves

Dayo Okeniyi

Kelly Frye

Corina Calderon

Jeff Fahey

Sandy Avila

Jackie Earle Haley

Zane Holtz

Ruben Javier Caballero

Ryan Ryusaki

Nikki Dixon

Evan Vines

Bonnie Discepolo

Kelly Phelan

Patrick A. Grover

Dana Wing Lau

Georgia Foy

Jordan Hunter Jones

Justin Hall

Lawrence Varnado

Natalie D. Garcia

Carrick O'Quinn

Derek Russo

Steve Brudniak

Camila Téllez

Jose Barajas

Sonia Izzolena

Bobby Hernandez

Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez

Robert Rodriguez

John Debney

Mark Williams

David Hack

Jenny Lin

Megan Gibson

Lisa Ellzey

Ethan Emmett Matheson

Alexandria Candelas

Peter Touche

Ryan Basford

Crystal Bourbeau

Angelo Palazzo

Vincent Bruzzese

Christelle Conan

Cynthia Anne Slagter

Richard Hamilton

Jordan Wagner

Maitreya Yasuda

Joel Sevilla

Caylee Cowan

Joshua Throne

Levi Kilgore Jr.

Rebecca West

Garrett Fallin

Nina Proctor

Robin Simmerly

Walter Josten

Caylah Eddleblute

Elinia Eads

Trish Seeney

Lance Bradley

James Portolese

Gareth West

Mark Gill

Pablo Berron

Christopher Milburn

Ben Ormand

Rebel Rodriguez

Paul Alix

Travis Benavides

Court Coursey

Steve Joyner

Nevada Newman

Alan Allinger

Kathy Kiatta

Korey Pereira

Dave Anglin

Shaun Mayor

Ethan McDonald

Joe Vasquez

Jay Mahavier

Robyn Greer

Justin Moritt

Derek Franzese

Evan Ho

Bret Stewart

Catherine Harper

Rick Owens

Granger Coats

Bob Trevino

Raven Rodriguez

Nicholas Ortiz

Tim Rakoczy

John Sanacore

Lesa Foust

Aaron Atom Vyvial

Audrey Tommassini

Raul Mello

David V. Butler

Jason Hammond

Yvonne Wilburn

Clark Crawford

A. Brooks Medoff

Monika Petrillo

Ryan Green

Arthur Zajac

Steve Urban

Obi Ariguzo

Ethan Andrus

Clint Beckwith

Edward Churchward

Hannah Handshy

Sylvia Ramos

Beth Lloyd

Jeremy Reisig

Mary Vernieu

Michelle Wade Byrd

Christopher M. Campos

Skyler Millicano

Jeremy Fitzgerald

Reynaldo Diaz

Jeremy Phoenix

Bri Marie Korin

Tiana Webberley

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Leno

This movie is an attempt to create the new "Inception", and whether if you liked that movie or not is good indicative of if you will like this one.
The plot follows a detective who had his child kidnapped four years ago. He starts to work in a multi-bank roberry case and soon it gets clear the thief has hypnotic powers. Additionally, his missing daughter seems to have some relation to the case. Although the detective has some natural resistance to mind manipulation, the reality is wrapped between so many layers of illusions that it is hard to know what and who is real.
The writers do a good job in building the plot in a way it's very hard to predict the plot twists. The acting is good. I just felt the movie went too deep on the plot twists to a point that most that is shown throughout the movie has no importance. Good movie although, but I would be surprised if it becomes a movie that will forever be remembered.

Manuel São Bento

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"Hypnotic carries the narrative potential to become a mind-bending film packed with jaw-dropping twists and incredibly captivating storytelling. Unfortunately, despite some interesting moments and an excellent cast, Robert Rodriguez and Max Borenstein deliver a messily edited, extremely confusing mishmash of ideas not as clever as the filmmakers try to make them out to be. I don't remember the last movie that had such a brutal amount of lazy exposition to explain every plot point or character development moment. A complete disappointment."

Rating: C

Hypnotic failed to "mesmerise" this viewer. 

A disjointed story, weak characterisations and mediocre action, are my not so enduring impressions, of this film. 

In short, this is forgettable cinematic fare, that's predominantly driven by exposition and little else. Using a big name actor, like Ben Affleck, for me at least, wont fix this films shortcomings. 

Not sure too, why characters in the latter part of the film are dressed like car rental agents (oh well...)?

In summary, superficially watchable but instantly forgettable, action fare.

CinemaSerf

You know, for the first half hour of this, I thought it was just a remake of "The Mummy" (1999). "Danny" (Ben Affleck) and "Diana" (Alice Braga) are racing around trying to find his daughter who appears to have been kidnapped by "Dellrayne" (William Fichtner). The latter man is able to use his "Imhotep" mind-controlling powers to bend people to his will, and so can turn his friends and the mob into a baying crowd. Well what gradually unravels before us now is a rather lacklustre drama that explains that there are people amongst us known as "hypnotics". These beings, of varying strength, can manipulate those around them (with or without light-sabres) and it appears that his daughter could end up being their equivalent of a superhuman. Poor "Danny" has no idea whom he can trust or just quite what is going on, he just knows that he must ensure his child doesn't fall into their hands. This leads us, rather willingly for me by now, into the third phase of the story that really does kill any semblance of originality with our intrepid hero just one step ahead of a pursuing army of heavily armed holiday camp employees. The visual effects are adequate, but the rest of this is just derivate and the story tries to be too complicated for it's own good. It will do fine on the telly at Christmas but that's about it, I'm afraid.

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Written by Leno on Tue May 02 2023

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