Hypnotic

Bob Mann of One Mann's Movies

2023-05-31

I thought it was OK, and it had its moments. But overall not one I will hold in my memory for long. Read more

Garry Arnot of Cinema Perspective

2023-05-21

With his technical prowess paired with Affleck’s entertaining turn as a grizzled cop fighting his demons, the film makes for passable popcorn escapism…but the rehashed screenplay probably should’ve stayed in drafts. Read more

Hamish Calvert of HCMovieReviews

2023-05-18

Not even a gruffly-spoken Affleck can save Hypnotic as his most memorable contribution to the film ends up being his painfully rigid delivery of some terrible exposition at the heart of the film’s final moments. Read more

Filipe Freitas of Always Good Movies

2023-06-22

Aggressively formulaic, the film is stitched with clichés and implausibilities. Read more

Eric Hillis of The Movie Waffler

2023-05-25

Did Rodriguez employ some hypnotic powers of his own to convince everyone involved they were working on a good movie? Read more

Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson

2023-05-13

The real question for Hypnotic is whether these inclusions and angles are nods and homages or cheap knockoffs. For a while, the invisible layers are bonkers, but they flirt with turning clever after a while. Nevertheless, it still feels like the trivial latter. The aftereffect of all this creates one of the most cockamamie and off-the-rails action movies in recent memory. Read more

William Eguizabal of FilmSnobReviews

2023-06-23

This film is an absolute mess of narrative storytelling. Read more

Axel Karsdorp of Filmdomein

2023-06-21

Hypnotic heeft een interessant uitgangspunt, maar de uitwerking laat behoorlijk te wensen over. De film wordt er daarnaast niet geholpen met een ongeïnspireerde hoofdrol van Ben Affleck. Read more