Ben Affleck stars in "Hypnotic" - a goofy B-movie thriller with surprising Rotten Tomatoes score.
Ben Affleck stars in Robert Rodriguez's "Hypnotic," a throwback to nonsensically complex, star-driven thrillers of the early 2000s. Affleck plays a sad cop who becomes convinced that a dangerous hypnotist orchestrated his daughter's kidnapping. 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. Rodriguez's script is charming, but Affleck's chaotic career trajectory and ability to split the difference between highbrow and lowbrow entertainment make him the ideal man for the job.