Hypnotic 4K 2023 Ultra HD 2160p

Story Movie

"Hypnotic" weaves a mesmerizing tale of psychological intrigue and moral ambiguity. Dr. John Petruchio, expertly portrayed by Will Smith, faces an ethical quandary as he delves into the labyrinth of hypnotherapy with Elsie, a mysterious woman played by Zazie Beetz. As Petruchio navigates the recesses of Elsie's subconscious, a dark conspiracy unfurls, challenging his principles and sanity. The film unfolds with suspenseful twists, exploring the potent intersection of the mind's power and the consequences of unlocking buried secrets. With stellar performances and a gripping narrative, "Hypnotic" invites viewers to question the thin line separating reality from illusion. Will Petruchio decipher the enigma or succumb to the mysterious forces at play? The answers lie within the depths of this hypnotic odyssey.

Review 4K Movie

Robert Rodriguez is an immensely gifted cinematographer and has quite a vivid imagination, and both of these great qualities are abundant in Hypnotic. It has a wonderfully clever concept that keeps the film watchable and subversive twists that keep the experience unique.

Sadly, what keeps this movie from being powerful and memorable is it's excessive reliance on exposition. So much of it is necessary to explain the overly complex plot and possibly over half of the dialogue is clumsily-written rapid-fire exposition. It just isn't fun.

And the script keeps us from forming any sort of emotional connection with this story because it's so concerned with explaining WHAT is happening that it forgets to let us in on the intimacies of WHY it's all happening-who these people are, really, and why we should care.

I find this to be a very frustrating film, because it had so much more potential than was tapped into by this extremely rough screenplay.