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Hollow Man (Director's Cut) [Blu-ray] [Import]

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2 star:		(53)
1 star:		(59)

 

 

This is a typical 'Invisible Man' movie. Just a summer movie you go to see to have fun. There's nothing really new here from other invisible man movies. The special effects are good, but nothing really new either. It's still fun, and I enjoyed watching it.

One of 2000's worst films follows Kevin Bacon as an egotistical, twinkie eating, workaholic, government scientist, who along with old flame Elisabeth Shue and good guy Josh Brolin, develops an experiment in invisiblity. After experimenting on many animals and then striking the right cord by bringing an animal back to physical form, he decides to test it on himself, with an unaware government. Things appear well till they try bringing him back only to have it backfire, and for some really dumb reason, he starts going psycho on his lab partners. For a movie that cost $85 million, that money was surely wasted by a poorly written story with some cool special effects. I caught this with a buddy and we expected him to escape into the world to wreak havoc. The ending ends with some stupid, good old fashioned Hollywood cliche with the bad guy doing a traditional send off in slow motion. You'd also think he'd start killing more people than the surprisingly small amount here. A strangely billed William Devane appears for literally two scenes that are pretty worthless. Not a good movie.

The special effects in Hollow Man are really great though would have to be used with a story like this. Obviously these new cool special effects came out then they had to write a story to go along with that. That's what usually drives most Sci-Fi, Horror or disaster movies to be made. There isn't a lot to say about the story. A guy goes mad after the effects of a new invisibility drug goes a little haywire. This is pretty much another slasher movie. Not that much different from Scream or I Know What You Did Last Summer. The acting isn't bad for what they're offered. 2 stars for effects, 1 star for decent acting and story, one star for trying. At least rent it.

Le film était assez bon. C'est plus ou moins à quoi je m'attendaid de vois. Il n'y avait pas beaucoup de temps pour voir l'évolution/développement des personnages, mais ce n'est pas le genre de film où ceci est nécessaire.

Think of this movie as a big budget slasher flick, sci-fi hybrid,and you might enjoy it.It has a mean streak a mile long and jaw-dropping effects.you can pin point when it shifts from sci-fi to slasher flick. the dvd is packed listen to the commentary its a good one.a guilty pleasure for sure,its better than the 2 1/2 star rating above.