The Invisible Man March
21, 2020
I saw the Invisible Man; that’s an oxymoron. Prior to this
film there were five other Invisible Man movies not including Hallow Man with
Kevin Bacon. This modern interpretation has come a long way from the early versions
where the invisible man was swaddled in mommy wrap with dark sunglasses and
invisible thread knocked over objects.
This movie’s strength is its ability to maintain suspense
and tension, which says a lot since for three fourths of the movie you do not
see the evil protagonist. Technically this is a science fiction horror movie. It
had an invisible budget of $7m and a box office to date of $124m. Elisabeth
Moss is lead actor. She does anxiety and fear well, as witnessed in her other roles In Mad Men
and the Handmaiden’s Tale. Her other attribute is resilience and fighting back
which she does with aplomb here. The plot is not complex, but it is the waiting
for something to happen that is the hook of the movie. It is like when you feel
a breeze on the back of your neck and turn around and no one is there.
The other actors are not of note but give good support to
Moss’s character. I would have liked to see more of the relationship with her
husband to layout some foundation from the start of the
film.
For a small movie it has a big impact a big impact.
Streaming now on Amazon Prime.
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