Review of The Hypnotist

This is an excellent performance of the actors. Having read the book helps though as the film can be a bit thin in the storytelling. However that is a worthy sacrifice since the film is reasonably true to the book. The book is quite multi-layered and deep, dark and sinister. What makes this film and the book work is that it lets your imagination flow. I wouldn't say that the plot is too far stretched nor fetched. It is a story both politically relevant and on many levels disclosing the maddening pain involved in losing those nearest to you without being able to do anything about it. The book is like a puzzle. Piece by piece the deepest darkest and very human trauma is revealed with stone cold precision. The weak point in this film and perhaps in the book too is that once the reality behind the trauma is revealed it ends pretty quickly though the ending in itself is really worthy of the book. I am looking forward to any sequels. So far four books in the series and they only get better.