6.7 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 3.5 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
Teenage Misha receives hypnotic treatment for sleepwalking from psychotherapist. Eventually, Misha becomes so dependent on the hypnologist that he is no longer able to distinguish reality from illusion.
Starring: Maksim Sukhanov, Sergey Giro, Ekaterina Fedulova, Sergey Medvedev, Polina GalkinaForeign | 100% |
Drama | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.38:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
Russian: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 2.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 3.5 |
“Hypnosis” is a Russian production from 2020, and it’s largely being sold as a thriller, exploring the charged relationship between a hypnotherapist and his latest patient, a 16-year-old boy struggling with sleepwalking issues. There’s certainly the potential for a more explosive study of a seemingly manipulative relationship, but “Hypnosis” doesn’t pursue candied chills. Director Valey Todorovsky elects to make more of a psychological study with coming-of-age elements, settling on a slowly paced examination of control, which doesn’t always command attention, despite some strong performances and a vague sense of illness the helmer works up the energy to toy with on occasion.
The AVC encoded image (2.38:1 aspect ratio) presentation preserves the feature's colder palette, which explores spare office spaces and wintery exteriors. Hues are secure throughout, with emphasis on browns and grays, while more pronounced primaries are found on adolescent fashion and household decoration. Skintones are natural. Detail captures textured skin surfaces and professional areas, and exteriors retain depth. Delineation is satisfactory.
The 5.1 DTS-HD MA mix maintains appealing dialogue exchanges, with hushed interactions and more argumentative incidents balanced. Scoring cues retain instrumentation, adding appreciable mood to the endeavor, also pushing circular. Surrounds also do fine with atmospherics, offering a feel for wintry movement and public transportation. Low-end isn't challenged.
"Hypnosis" has mood and capable performances, and time is spent defining the look of the feature, which is nicely shot. Mind games don't come to life here, which keeps the film a tad too sedate to encourage participation, finding tests of reality and stability appreciable but far from engrossing. "Hypnosis" probably works best without prior exposure to its misleading trailer, which promises a more visceral viewing experience than what's actually present here, but even then, the movie doesn't fully connect as an emotional journey.
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