Hollow Man
Think You're Alone? Think Again.
After years of experimentation, Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but arrogant and egotistical scientist working for the Defense Department, has successfully transformed mammals to an invisible state and brought them back to their original physical form. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine instructs his team to move on to Phase III: human experimentation. Using himself as the first subject, the invisible Caine finds himself free to do the unthinkable. But Caine's experiment takes an unexpected turn when his team can't bring him back. As the days pass, he grows more and more out of control, doomed to a future without flesh as the Hollow Man.
Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin star in this intense thriller filled with extreme suspense, terrifying twists and incredible special effects.
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Memiors of a Boring Invisible Man - ABC99
Why would spent the time and money crafting these great special effects just to contain all the action to a basement laboratory? Why go through all this invisible stuff when Jason Vorhee could have been the lead?
The problem with Hollow Man is its lack of curiousity. There is a world to be explored if invisibility existed, a world beyond raping our neighbor and feeling up our coworkers.
Kevin Bacon is good as usual in the lead but boy they leave out the imagination. Too badGood Movie With Great Special Effects - revsdd
I enjoyed this movie immensely. Essentially an updated version of "The Invisible Man," it is well worth watching in its own right. Kevin Bacon does a very good job as Sebastian Caine, a scientist who injects himself with a new and experimental drug designed to make him invisible, and then deals with the consequences: the antidote doesn't work! We then "watch" (to the extent you can watch someone who is invisible) as he descends farther and farther into insanity.
The interesting question that follows us throughout the movie (voiced by one of Caine's co-workers in the experiment) is simple and even profound: what would you do if you could do it without any possibility of being caught? If there were absolutely no responsibility for your actions? Reflecting on these questions is a rather humbling experience! How far would any of us go? It's an interesting question about human nature.
The supporting performances of Elisabeth Shue as Linda McKay, Caine's former love interest and Josh Brolin as Matthew Kensington, Linda's current love interest (both fellow scientists in the experiment) are all right although not overwhelming. I felt the strongest supporting performance was that of Kim Dickens as the morally troubled veterinarian Sarah Kennedy.
The special effects were also very good.Great movie ... if you like movie cheese! - sinic
This is one of those movies that I watch everytime I catch it on TV. It isn't particularly good, but it sucks you in everytime because the premise is one that we have all thought about at least once in our lives.
Kevin Bacon plays a really creepy scientist and was perfectly suited for the role. The movie is creepy and unintentionally funny.
It's not a great movie, but I love watching it every time it's around ... absolutely worth a rental!
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Memiors of a Boring Invisible Man - ABC99
Why would spent the time and money crafting these great special effects just to contain all the action to a basement laboratory? Why go through all this invisible stuff when Jason Vorhee could have been the lead?
The problem with Hollow Man is its lack ...Good Movie With Great Special Effects - revsdd
I enjoyed this movie immensely. Essentially an updated version of "The Invisible Man," it is well worth watching in its own right. Kevin Bacon does a very good job as Sebastian Caine, a scientist who injects himself with a new and experimental drug designed ...Great movie ... if you like movie cheese! - sinic
This is one of those movies that I watch everytime I catch it on TV. It isn't particularly good, but it sucks you in everytime because the premise is one that we have all thought about at least once in our lives.
Kevin Bacon plays a really creepy scientist ...