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The Hypnotist

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A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.

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Henry Northmore The List Dark and brooding, there's an intriguing mystery buried amongst the clichs and plot holes. Rated: 3/5 Aug 26, 2014 Full Review Shaun Munro What Culture An inoffensive enough Nordic thriller that nevertheless completely blows its interesting premise. Rated: 2.5/5 Aug 28, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Ben lontano dai fasti del giallo da cui è tratto; comunque grazie ad una trama piena ed assolutamente avvincente. I personaggi sono poco interessanti e i due protagonisti maschili non riescono ad attirare l'attenzione e a creare empatia. Tutto fila liscio senza infamia ma senza lode. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member overall an accurate representation of the novel. The characters are how I imagined them to be portrayed on screen. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member one of the worst swedish movies i have seen. melodramatic no chemistry with the actors . biggest waste of 122 minutes Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member A well acted film, which is slow in parts. My predictions for where the film was leading was probably a better storyline, although a dramatic beginning and ending make this worth a watch Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the less good Scandinavian movies...the story is pretty poor and seems too constructed and the acting is wooden Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A very good film, perhaps not an easy watch, but the ambition runs much higher than that. The film is actually most satisfactory in its simple intelligence. which includes that it knows it limits in what it can say, or how it can say it, in kind of "polite company". (Meaning any kind of modern culture, I suppose). Actually, I realise, in the end this is indeed a very good film, and surprisingly memorable beyond the dark, mainly urban backdrop which one believes one will never remember visually. That in itself is a great device, for what one does or can identify or recall from this film are the brief pointer elements, or hints of social meaning. Hypnotherapy, psychology, hypnosis outside of hypnotherapy. The film quietly whispers upon the viewer, perhaps during the film but perhaps afterwards also, that methods of producing results might be there to be used by whoever desires their own results, in very varied ways. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A detective pairs himself with a famous psychologist on a case involving a traumatized young witness to a crime.
Director
Lasse Hallström
Producer
Börje Hansson, Bertil Ohlsson, Peter Possne
Screenwriter
Paolo Vacirca
Production Co
Svensk Filmindustri (SF) AB, Sonet Film AB, Filmpool Nord
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Swedish
Release Date (DVD)
Jun 17, 2014
Runtime
2h 2m
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