Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic situates itself as a shining example of over-explanation messing up promising ideas. It should come as no surprise to those who have enjoyed the filmmaker’s distinctive works over the years that Rodriguez has a hell of a starting concept and escalating rub. The trouble is he and MonsterVerse screenwriter Max Borenstein think more is more.
Read MoreAfter taking in "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For," the second collaboration between legendary graphic novel creator Frank Miller and virtuoso technical filmmaker Robert Rodriguez, I feel like coining a new term. "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For" is a "genre-buster," meaning that it is a film that pushes far beyond the boundaries of its generally assigned category. In my opinion, to be a genre-buster, you have to break the confinements of at least three genres. Two isn't enough. Two is an "action comedy," "romantic fantasy," or etc. and those are plain as day and too easy. You've got to mix three and do it well.
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