In an attempt to attract users of digital platforms, Universal Studios has decided to release some of its films ahead of their actual releases. These include films such as The Hunt, Emma and the movie I am reviewing today, The Invisible Man. It was a surprise hit at the box-office of the US and so I was excited and curious about how a 90 Lakhs USD budgeted film gross 122.9 million USD. Now that I've watched it, how is the film?
The Invisible Man is a 2020 Hollywood Sci-fi Horror Drama film directed by Leigh Whannell starring Elizabeth Moss, Adlis Hodge, Storm Reid among others. It is an adaptation of the H.G.Wells novel of the same name. The story revolves around Cecelia Kass and her toxic relationship with Adrian Griffin. When she escapes him, an Invisible Man starts to torture her. Can she escape this Man? Who is the Invisible Man?
The screenplay of the film is very sophisticated. The director acknowledges the fact that they do not enough budget and takes conscious and smart decisions to tell the story. The first and best of all is the minimal use of effects in the film. The film takes a realistic route of not actually showing the invisible man not like other pictures where they show the existence of him by some effects. Due to that, the scares in the film become more effective. The science fiction take on this subject is also well made and the attention to detail the director has given is very amazing. The next best thing the director did is to cast Elizabeth Moss. She is the best part of the film. She brings the emotional heft to the film as she encapsulates the effects of abuse in her perfectly. All the other actors have got simple roles to do and they execute them perfectly.
The director's vision has helped the technical crew to shine a good bit. The cinematography shines the most. The one-shot fight scene at the hospital or the scares he gave in the first act say that the cinematography has been excellent. The editing is such that is it keeps the audience edged to the seats. The word is 'tense'. The VFX as we know is minimal but it's use is effective and it does not look cheap. All other departments give good contributions to amp up the quality of the film.
Overall, The Invisible Man is very good film which punched above its weight to give us quality content. If you are in a mood to watch a good thrilling movie, then this is it. This film actually was supposed to be a part of the Universal's Dark Universe but after the disaster which is The Mummy(2017) starring Tom Cruise, this film became independent and thank god it is good. This film is available on VOD for $20. For any other countries, just torrent it.
The screenplay of the film is very sophisticated. The director acknowledges the fact that they do not enough budget and takes conscious and smart decisions to tell the story. The first and best of all is the minimal use of effects in the film. The film takes a realistic route of not actually showing the invisible man not like other pictures where they show the existence of him by some effects. Due to that, the scares in the film become more effective. The science fiction take on this subject is also well made and the attention to detail the director has given is very amazing. The next best thing the director did is to cast Elizabeth Moss. She is the best part of the film. She brings the emotional heft to the film as she encapsulates the effects of abuse in her perfectly. All the other actors have got simple roles to do and they execute them perfectly.
The director's vision has helped the technical crew to shine a good bit. The cinematography shines the most. The one-shot fight scene at the hospital or the scares he gave in the first act say that the cinematography has been excellent. The editing is such that is it keeps the audience edged to the seats. The word is 'tense'. The VFX as we know is minimal but it's use is effective and it does not look cheap. All other departments give good contributions to amp up the quality of the film.
Overall, The Invisible Man is very good film which punched above its weight to give us quality content. If you are in a mood to watch a good thrilling movie, then this is it. This film actually was supposed to be a part of the Universal's Dark Universe but after the disaster which is The Mummy(2017) starring Tom Cruise, this film became independent and thank god it is good. This film is available on VOD for $20. For any other countries, just torrent it.
iMDB Rating: 7.5/10
My Rating : 9/10
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