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Hypnotic (2023)
Bad... then not bad?
So about 20 minutes into this movie I thought it was terrible. Affleck's acting is particularly bad, and there's plot holes big enough to drive a bus through, and it just kind of felt like a bad movie that I'd suffer through till the end, but then something happened.... the "reveal" around the hour mark. Suddenly all those plot "holes" weren't actually plot holes, and Affleck's "bad" acting wasn't actually bad at all. That's the point. It's SUPPOSED to watch like a terrible movie because that sets up the reveal. I hate to say it, but that nuance once u know the reveal is kinda brilliant. Affleck in particular is acting badly... ON PURPOSE! And you're supposed to notice those plot holes and be like "Wait, how is that possible?". Those are the clues to the reveal.
So yeah, is it the best movie ever? No. But anyone writing a bad review (in particular criticizing Affleck's acting) just doesn't understand that that was the assignment.
The Informer (2019)
Surprisingly good...
Stumbled on this on Netflix not expecting too much, but it ended up being REALLY good! Some are calling it a "B movie", but that's just code for "The plot drives the movie, not the special effects and action". It's an old school "thriller" in that the thrills come from the suspense of the plot, not someone falling from an airplane that's exploding. My only gripe is the very end where the main character gets out of prison... how?! How does no one realize it isn't him? How is there not ONE prison official who says "Uh... that's the prisoner who just swapped clothes with the guard"? Doesn't ruin the entire movie, but drops it down a notch or two for sure.