So let's be clear, this movie may not be for everyone, I have read some reviews that are less than complimentary, and some that love the movie, I fall closer to the second camp. Maybe I am not as critical as some or maybe I am a fan of Ben Affleck and Alice Braga .. If you plan on watching this movie to look for faults, don't bother, if you enjoy thrillers and a few curve balls.. just to be entertained, put aside 90 …

I watched this movie and initially figured it was simply a redo of "The Mummy" (1999). “Danny” (Ben Affleck) and “Diana” (Alice Braga) are in a rush to locate his daughter, who seems to have been taken by “Dellrayne” (William Fichtner). Dellrayne has the ability to influence people’s thoughts, similar to "Imhotep," allowing him to control those around him, including turning friends and even criminal organizations int…

This movie didn’t manage to captivate me at all. My lasting thoughts about it involve a scattered narrative, underdeveloped characters, and unremarkable action sequences. Essentially, this is cinematic material that's destined to be forgotten, mostly consisting of explanations and not much more. Even having an actor with Ben Affleck’s profile didn’t improve the film’s flaws, in my opinion. I also couldn’t…

The film "Hypnotic" seemed poised to offer a truly inventive experience, full of surprising developments and absorbing narrative threads. However, even with some intriguing scenes and strong performances from the actors, Robert Rodriguez and Max Borenstein produced something that feels disjointed and overly complicated. It doesn't come across as sharp or ingenious as the creators seem to intend. I can’t recall anothe…

This film seems designed to emulate something like "Inception," and your feelings about that earlier picture likely suggest how you’ll feel about this one. The story centers on a detective whose child was taken years prior. He gets involved in an investigation of a series of robberies carried out by someone with hypnotic abilities, and it doesn't take long to realize his missing daughter might be connected to the …