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Feb 26, 2020 · James Whale’s elegant 1933 film focuses on a scientist whose experiments render him unseeable and murderously crazed. (“An invisible man can rule the world!”) Here, the emphasis isn’t on ...
- 124 min
- Manohla Dargis
May 21, 2020 · Set in modern-day San Francisco, The Invisible Man strays from other adaptations by following Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) as she absconds from her violent and cruel ex-boyfriend Adrian (Oliver ...
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (Harriet Dyer, NBC's The InBetween), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge, Straight Outta Compton) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid, HBO's Euphoria).
- 124 min
Feb 28, 2020 · A Horror Film for the #MeToo Era. The Invisible Man covers the sensitive subject of domestic abuse — namely, gaslighting. Moss's Cecilia is being stalked by her abusive ex, and everyone in her life just dismisses it as paranoia from the trauma of her abusive relationship. It makes Cecilia question her sanity.
The Invisible Man is respectful to the classic Universal monster movie with which it shares its name, but this is no reverential retread. – Philip De Semlyen, Time Out. The Invisible Man is a superb genre effort that absolutely deserves to be seen. – Anthony O’Connor, FilmInk. This new The Invisible Man is no fun.
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- Christopher Campbell
Feb 26, 2020 · The Invisible Man (2020) Leigh Whannell is a director who wears his love of genre cinema very much on his sleeve. From his early days of Saw to the grimy, cybernetic lunacy of Upgrade, Whannell has been channelling a kind of video store movie maker’s energy. But, with The Invisible Man, the Aussie talent very much comes into his own, showing ...
Feb 29, 2020 · Rated. R. Runtime. 124 min. Release Date. 02/28/2020. The mad scientist in Universal’s latest iteration of H.G. Wells’ novel, The Invisible Man, is called an expert in “optics,” a loaded term in the context of writer-director Leigh Whannell’s thrilling new film. Deconstructing the original scenario, first adapted in 1933 by filmmaker ...
