![]() The very next sequence is a bank robbery so perplexing that the audience instinctively knows the jig is up. Ben Affleck stars as detective Danny Rourke, who recounts the disappearance of his eight-year-old daughter Minnie in an opening therapy scene. Hypnotic‘s biggest issue is that it lets the cat out the bag way too early: within minutes, we’re all too aware that the movie isn’t on the level, and all manner of twists and turns lie ahead. ![]() There’s a real a glut of original content at the cinema, especially adult thrillers, but this one is only barely passable as late-night streaming fare. With a mind-bending narrative that can be charitably described as Christopher Nolan-lite and some florid Brian De Palma-esque direction courtesy of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, Hypnotic offers up some fleeting fun but ultimately comes off as unsatisfying. ![]()
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