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Hypnotic (2023)

 


Hypnotic is a thriller by Robert Rodriguez. This is his first feature film since Alita: Battle Angel. There have been a lot of rumors about a sequel to that movie, which I would be excited to see. RR has been one of my favorite directors working today. Not only is he a native Texan but he also hires a lot of Texans/Mexicans to be in his films. You might remember Planet Terror, or Sin City.

The marketing department really failed on this movie. I didn't even know it was coming out. I checked my AMC app and then noticed Ben Affleck, then saw the director and was blown away that this slipped under the radar.

The writer, excluding Rodriguez, is Max Borenstein. Technically the screenwriter. Max has done some good things in the past with Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs. Kong. The story is intriguing and out there but kinda boring at times. 

Alice Braga plays the love interest. She's been in a bunch of movies and is totally underrated. She was in I Am Legend, Elysium, and Predators. Rodriguez typically casts a Hispanic actress if the main actor is white. She has to play three different versions of herself in the movie and I won't spoil it but then again if you're interested in this film enough to read a review for it. You've probably already seen the film.

Perhaps that's a bad thing. There are some bad CGI 'inception' moments, but other than that the film is solid and entertaining, B-. 

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