I've never liked the film versions of the Invisible Man, the version with Kevin Bacon disappointed me. I decided to give the new version a chance, I had low expectations and I liked it.
Cecilia Kass is married to Adrian Griffin, apparently he is a man who mistreats her, she is tired of the situation, making the decision to leave him. In the middle of the night, she picks up some clothes in a bag, watches that the drug she gave her husband makes him sleep. In the middle of the escape, the pet sets off the car alarm, causing Cecilia to rush to escape. On the road she is picked up by her sister, managing to escape from her husband. Two weeks later, apparently Adrian kills himself and leaves her an inheritance of five million dollars. But in reality, the husband is an expert in optical engineering and designed a suit that makes him invisible. He will torment Cecilia until they think she is crazy, blame her for murder and have a child with him. The invisible man is a psychopath obsessed with his wife.
The film moves away from showing us laboratories with scientists who are looking for ways to make people invisible. Forget about the previous versions you've seen. It is not the story of a good scientist who becomes bad, seeing the power of being invisible. On the contrary, this invisible man is an evil one from the beginning.
It is a suspenseful story, with a stalker character and a woman who is the victim of a hellish marriage. Only the villain has been included, the power of being invisible, because of that super suit he has built.
The special effects have been good in much of the film, the best scenes achieved were when the actress was attacked in the house of his police friend. Director Leigh Whannell is an expert at making us feel that tension. I like this filmmaker's films and that's why I was so excited to see this version of the invisible man.
Also, the sequence that begins in the cell and ends with the escape of the protagonist, was well executed. But in that same sequence, that's when the invisible man's suit is flawed, because Cecilia sticks a pen in it. The parts where the suit becomes visible for a few seconds, intermittently, are very noticeable using computer special effects. It is not a super production and they had to manage the budget well.
I think it's a good version of the invisible man, very much in line with our times. Where the real protagonist is the female character.
Cecilia's character is played by the great actress Elizabeth Moss, the eternal Peggy from the series Mad Men, and who also shows talent in the series The Handmaid's Tale. She needs more work on the big screen, I want to see her in more movies, not just TV productions. She's the star of this movie. Because of the good work, she kept me on top of everything else. One hundred points for her performance.
The only thing that bothers me is the final part, when at the climax of the film, they have taken a surprise turn that leads to a pause in the rhythm of the story. When we get to the real ending, there is no more emotion because it is too predictable, besides that in that verbal duel, between the two antagonists, I can't get excited. The actor who plays Adrian, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, is in a bad way. It was better for him to stay invisible.
A very nice version of the invisible man, especially focused on female empowerment. If you haven't seen it yet, take advantage of it this weekend.
My Rankin: 3/5
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