by Ryan Wade // Staff Writer
What you can’t see won’t hurt you right?. On February 28, one of Universal Pictures’ original monsters came back with a brand new twist, the “Invisible Man,” directed by Leigh Whannell, and star actress Elisabeth Moss as a woman escaping from an abusive and controlling boyfriend who has mentally destroyed her. But, when she learns he committed suicide and she has inherited 5 million dollars and slowly starts to take back her life. That is until an invisible force starts to stalk her and begins to believe that her boyfriend has found a way to become invisible. This re-imagining of the invisible man is amongst one of the best Universal Pictures that has come up within a long time. This film is slightly science fiction like how the original writer (H.G.Wells) created it, but for the most part, the genre is a horror/thriller film.
According to Empire Film Magazine, the article states, “Remodelling the Invisible Man (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) into a domestic abuser feels like the conspicuously timely subject matter. In the #MeToo era, it’s something being talked about more than ever… Here, the invisibility concept is a compellingly appropriate means to explore abusive relationships, agoraphobia, gaslighting and toxic masculinity…Which, inevitably, will make it a tough watch for some.”
Mid-day the article states, “Leigh Whannell, writer of films like Saw and Insidious, credited here with a story, screenplay and direction builds up a fairly gritty, taut and atmospheric series of startling, tense moments…Whannell’s screenplay concentrates on investing his characters with believable emotional arcs. Elisabeth Moss’s convincing essay of a traumatized mind becomes imminently believable in such a scenario.”
In conclusion, “Invisible Man,” is a well-directed film including masterful performance Elisabeth Moss, brought the character into life. The score, cinematography, atmosphere, and acting was excellent, even though some scenes are predictable, this film is still a jaw-dropping heart-wrenching psychological horror film that you can’t wait to watch soon.
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