The Mesmerist (2002)

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Release Date: Mar 11, 2002 Wide

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Science allows a man to cheat death and continue to be a thorn in the side of his family in this dark comedy. Mr. Valdemar (Howard Hesseman) is a wealthy but ill-manned man who is elderly and in poor health. Knowing he doesn't have long to live, Valdemar agrees to take part in an experiment by Dr. Pretory (Jason Carter), an eccentric hypnotist. Pretory wants to discover what happens to a man if he is under hypnosis at the point of death, and so as Valdemar is taking his last few breaths, Pretory

Unrated, 1 hr. 35 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy

Directed By: Gil Cates Jr.

Written By: Michael A. Goorjian

In Theaters: Mar 11, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Jun 13, 2006

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None of the film is as funny or clever as Cates and screenwriters Ron Marasco and Michael Goorjian ... seem to think.

September 26, 2002 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Ernest Hardy

L.A. Weekly

A horribly over-acted; tiresome sort of Naked Gun on crystal meth.

August 28, 2002 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Merle Bertrand

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Still on my Neil Patrick Harris Binge. I thought it was okay, I did find it funny in some parts which helped me get through the film.

February 21, 2009

Marion Ravenwood

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Crazy and weird. I was disappointed to call the ending of this one. I was really hoping that the end would give this movie something so it wasn't a complete waste.

December 9, 2010