WHAT’S IT ABOUT
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.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
This film is intense from the opening scene and doesn’t let up until the end. The Invisible Man uses the battered spouse theme as the motivator and not since The Burning Bed (1984) has a cause been so on point and used so well. Within minutes of the opening of the movie and without words, the fear of an abusive boyfriend is apparent. This feeling plays throughout the film, and although everyone in the audience knows there’s an invisible person, listening to Cecelia explain that to friends and family still sounded crazy. There is no sane way to tell someone your dead ex-boyfriend is still alive, tormenting you and oh yeah, he’s invisible. The more people Cecelia tells this too, the crazier she sounds while alienating herself even further. The tension rises when people close to her are targeted and her mental capabilities are officially questioned. There’s no time wasted trying to tell you the who, what, or why and the film doesn’t stop to explain itself. Everything is done on the fly and emphasized without losing the continuity or pace of the story. Another thing that makes this movie great is the rating. It’s rated “R,” which means they didn’t sacrifice significant points of the story for fear of losing an audience. I could go on and on about how this movie plays out because it is just that good. The last decent invisible man movie was probably Hollow Man (2000), and it had more flaws than most people will admit too. The Invisible Man has a more technologically, realistic feel to it that assists in its believability. Not to mention the welcome amount of theatrical stress that has been sorely missing in films lately. If you love thrillers, you should definitely see this movie.
OUR RATING – A WELL DESERVED 8
DVD/BLU-RAY/DIGITAL
- Genre – Thriller
- Street date
- Digital – May 12th 2020
- DVD/Blu-Ray – August 26th 2020
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English: Dolby Atmos, French Canadian: Dolby Digital 5.1, Latin American Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
- Subtitles – English SDH, French Canadian, Latin American Spanish
Extras
- DELETED SCENES
- MOSS MANIFESTED
- DIRECTOR’S JOURNEY WITH LEIGH WHANNELL
- THE PLAYERS
- TIMELESS TERROR
- FEATURE COMMENTARY WITH WRITER/DIRECTOR LEIGH WHANNELL