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A detective investigates a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program.
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| San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonThis is the kind of made-for-cable-level movie where a pedestrian script (by Richard D’Ovidio) with the usual horror cliches is elevated by strong acting, no-nonsense direction and a couple of neat twists. |
| The TelegraphRobbie CollinAn entirely uproarious 90 minutes at the cinema which asks nothing more of its audience than that they keep their incredulity suspended for just a few seconds longer and keep enjoying the ride. |
| The A.V. ClubLuke Y. ThompsonHypnotic isn’t just refreshingly straightforward for Rodriguez, but for Ben Affleck too. |
| ColliderChase HutchinsonWhen all the pieces come together, it is a work that proves to be one of the more well-rounded experiences from Rodriguez in quite some time. |
| VarietyPeter DebrugeThis slick mix of special effects and practical ingenuity puts Affleck in a fun position, and the slightly grizzled star’s still got the clench-jawed charisma to pull it off. [Work in Progress SXSW 2023] |
| IndieWireChristian ZilkoIt feels like an utterly ridiculous film before you hit the multitude of twists that blow up its already-shaky premise a dozen times over. But at a certain point, the film’s commitment to its own asininity becomes so overpowering that even the most cynical viewers will have no choice but to suspend their disbelief and be sucked into its magic. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperHypnotic is an uneven, at times mesmerizing and dazzling mind-bender of a psychological thriller that plays like a drive-in movie version of a Christopher Nolan film. |
| The Film StageEthan VestbyEven if the form could be a little more wild, Rodriguez keeps his film moving at a reasonable clip so you don’t spend too much time thinking about the various ridiculous plot twists. |
| Paste MagazineJesse HassengerBlended with its 2000s plot points are the expedience, blunt dialogue and noirish venetian-blind shadows of a mid-to-lower-tier 1940s genre picture – with Affleck affecting a ragged, lummox-y dignity in the lead. If this doesn’t sound actually good, well, Hypnotic is a modest picture; that’s part of its appeal, if applicable. |
| Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerThis is Rodriguez the lover of the C-movie, the kind of filmmaker that Roger Corman would have adored. Hypnotic has that run-and-gun energy, rough around the edges but not in a way that impinges on the fun. It's also Rodriguez flexing some old action muscles, with that opening heist arguably his most bruising and well-constructed practical set-piece in a couple of decades. |
