Here we go again. Another looking back at the films of last year. Only this time it's just one movie.
Why Didn't I See Hypnotic?
It's yet another case of my theater not having a showing. Which sucked because I was really looking forward to this one. Not only because Ben Affleck was gonna be in it, but because Robert Rodriguez was directing. And this time it wasn't gonna be a movie more aimed towards kids with films like his Spy Kids movies or Sharkboy and Lavagirl. But more along the lines of his grittier movies like Sin City, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and etc.
What is Hypnotic?
Hypnotic is a mystery action thriller movie, that was produced by Solstice Studios, Ingenious Media, Studio 8 and Double R Productions and distributed by Ketchup Entertainment and Relativity Media. Hypnotic was written by Robert Rodriguez and Max Borenstein and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
The story is, Detective Danny Rourke is determined to find his missing daughter. But the more he searches the more he finds himself head towards a rabbit hole involving some sort of reality bending crimes. While being aided by a psychic, Danny soon finds himself being chased by a lethal specter, one that could possibly hold the key to his daughter's whereabouts.
My Thoughts
The Good: First positive I'll give is the performances, mainly from Ben Affleck and Alice Braga. They're not doing anything award winning, but despite the okay material, they still did a pretty good job. The last thing I'll touch on for this section is Robert Rodriguez. There's no doubt that he's a very talented and aspiring directors can learn a lot from him. But I also praise him for taking a risk by directing this. As I stated previously, he's best known for gritty films like the previously mentioned Sin City, both Machete flicks, his kids movies like We Can Be Heroes, and even dipped into the horror genre with Planet Terror. But he's never done something that takes on a mystery movie with a dash of mind bending. So I appreciate his decision to step away from his usual stuff and do something different. Although I guess you could make an argument he already did with Alita: Battle Angel, but I think you understand what I mean.
The Bad: I've got nothing here.
The Okay: First let me get to the characters. They're not too bad. I thought they were pretty decent, but I will admit they could've used just a bit more personalities and slightly more development. Let me get this out of the way, I did enjoy quite a bit of this movie. It can be very fun, however it's loaded with exposition. There's just way too much time explaining this as suppose to letting us the audience piece things together. Sure it was helpful here and there, but still. We don't need ever bit told out loud to us.
Final Verdict: Okay.
So that's all for tonight. Come back on Thursday, Jun 6th, for my review of season three of The Boys. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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