The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man
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When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
匚卂尺ㄥ reviewedFebruary 16, 2025
Do you remember watching David McCallum in the 1975 TV series The Invisible Man, or Kevin Bacon in The Hollow Man. These versions of H.G.Wells tale had their own appeal and used the story in interesting and often inspiring ways.
As we began to embark on Director Leigh Whannell's 2020 The Invisible Man, my partner asked me if I knew what the film was about, if it was going to be supernatural or not? I deflected by saying that I didn't think that it was at all supernatural and that I didn't really have a clue what was going to happen. I'm very glad that's what I said, because what unfolded was not only a surprise, but also in at least one case, a complete shock to me.
The movie begins with Cecilia played by Elizabeth Moss, attempting to escape from her abusive partner. She manages to get away with the help of her sister, played by Harriet Dyer, and holds up in a friend and his Daughter's house. Cecilias friend just happeneds to be a police detective. What follows is an inventive and genuinely tense movie, based, somewhat loosely on Wells original premise. This version takes the tried and tested tale of a man who becomes invisible by using science, to a new and more terrifying level. It does run a bit hard and fast over certain aspects of policing procedures. But I think we can forgive it when it does. It's not like this doesn't happen all the time in the world of fiction.