Hypnotic

Name: Hypnotic
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 27, 2021
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Devyn Dalton, Dulé Hill, Jaime M. Callica, Jason O'Mara, Jessie Fraser

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Movie Details & Credits

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): October 27, 2021 | TV-14

Starring: Devyn Dalton, Dulé Hill, Jaime M. Callica, Jason O'Mara, Jessie Fraser, Kate Siegel, Luc Roderique, Lucie Guest, Stephanie Cudmore, Tanja Dixon-Warren

Summary: A young woman (Kate Siegel) seeking self-improvement enlists the help of a renowned hypnotist (Jason O'Mara), but after a handful of intense sessions, soon discovers unexpected and deadly consequences.

Director: Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 88 min

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G. Allen Johnson

Oct 28, 2021

This 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. Read full review

Matt Fowler

Oct 28, 2021

Kate Siegel does her best to elevate a simplistic thriller that follows all the same beats you're accustomed to. Read full review

Lena Wilson

Oct 28, 2021

The twists in Hypnotic may not be brilliant, but they are abundant, making for the sort of straight-to-streaming treat best enjoyed on a couch, with company who will laugh with you and let you yell at the screen. Read full review

The Playlist Nick Allen

Nov 5, 2021

The thrills here, whether you want to believe what Hypnotic is hawking, are far too mild to be satisfying for even a mindless viewing. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Christy Lemire

Oct 28, 2021

This slick and cheesy Netflix movie only occasionally rises to the potential of its wild premise, thanks mostly to a crazy-eyed, licking-his-chops performance from Jason O’Mara. He knows exactly what kind of material he’s working with here. For the most part, though, “Hypnotic” is dopey, but never quite dopey enough. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Oct 28, 2021

There’s zero, nay negative, fun to be had here, a potentially interesting, if not exactly original, sub-Manchurian Candidate idea (pre-programmed victims/accomplices are activated by a phone call) taken nowhere of interest. Read full review

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Leyaa

Nov 3, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best movies I’ve seen… I would really recommend you to watch it… Expand

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BRARSAHIL

May 5, 2022

I just love Kate Siegel. PERIOD. Lol movie is good too. dhfjhguoiergndnvkjfbjkaojnf

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Cynthiajoy

Oct 31, 2021

Ignore the bad scores. This is an entertaining movie. The acting is good and the story is good. We used to call this sort of movie a "made-for-TV-movie." And that's an insult that means it won't get an Oscar. But who cares?

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MetacriticOnur

Nov 11, 2021

bad
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adjective, worse, worst;(Slang) bad·der, bad·dest for 36.
not good in any manner or degree.

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JLuis_001

Nov 6, 2021

The premise itself isn't really original, but it was engaging.
However, in the absence of better ideas, it's more than obvious that something finer could have been tried that would have succeeded in raising the potential than its premise promised.
Hypnotic from the beginning avoids buildingThe premise itself isn't really original, but it was engaging.
However, in the absence of better ideas, it's more than obvious that something finer could have been tried that would have succeeded in raising the potential than its premise promised.

Hypnotic from the beginning avoids building suspense in an intelligent way because without saying it explicitly, decides to reveal to you very soon who the bad guy is, and how he's executing his schemes.

So because of that, what the plot leaves as a residue is to know the reasons behind these actions, and also how the lead character will get out of the mess.
However, it turns out the motivations are just extremely disappointing. And the climax and conclusion are basically a mockery.

Know where you're getting yourself into. This was as lousy as it was lazy.… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Oct 29, 2021

(Mauro Lanari)
Probably the experiments, hypnotic and not, of the Project MKUltra are continuing with the social and streaming platforms that churn out similar crap.

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