The Invisible [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Invisible [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: A Perfect Supernatural Thriller, And One Of The Most Original Movies In Years
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the most effective and involving thrillers ever made - well beyond many of its better known peers - "The Invisible" is also among the most original movies to come down the pike in memory. How many movies center around the strange developing relationship between two people - that starts After one has apparantly murdered the other? And how many, were there more, could pull this off without being a depressing exercise in nihilsm? "The Invisible" is so much beyond that, an exciting, truly suspenseful thrill ride that's touching, haunting, and constantly surprising.
I generally try not to give away Too much about a movie in these write-ups, and though the promos for The Invisible merely indicated that its protagonist is only able to communicate with one person after his death, I don't think it's letting too much out of the bag to reveal that that person is actually his apparant killer, as this all comes out within the film's first twenty minutes or so. That's only the first real surprise, and most of the later surprises revolve not so much around out-of-left-field twists (although there are a couple of those present too) as the plot naturally flowing into territory that's either unexpected, or the kind of thing where if you did see it coming early on, you'd think it would be a train wreck of mutually exclusive elements. It's very much a hybrid movie, kind of like M. Night Shymalan's films or like Ghost (Special Collector's Edition), where elements from thrillers, drama, horror and action are all called in for a unique combination. Without going too much into what happens in the latter parts, it becomes of paramount importance for the recently deceased Nick to reach someone and convince them of the reality of his prescence, and his initial attempts - with various characters - are unsuccessful, leaving him to go unnoticed and witness what's going on with the people from his life and death, as a 'missing persons' search gets under way for him (still presumed to be alive at this point). It's worth mentioning that several of the lead players are, in the beginning, either mildly or intensely unlikable, most of them only becoming sympathetic later on. The movie just wouldn't have worked with a wide array of instantly relatable, positive characters, plus villains in the 'bad but still cool' vein. If asked in the first few minutes of the show I would have said that certain characters should have been set up far differently, but everything turned out to be exactly the way it had to be.
The acting was first rate, with award-worthy performances from Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva and Marcia Gay Harden. The way sometimes a character will be observing things or apparantly reflecting on something, and their facial expression doesn't really change but the emotions playing across it does, speaks volumes. A nice 'flow' to the movie, with things shifting naturally from subtle to fast-paced and back again without any abrupt jars in the movie's tone.
This is one of the best movies of 2007 and it's truly regrettable that it passed by with relatively little notice. Whether you're looking for something really, really different; or 'just' looking for an outstanding, well-made, multi-leveled movie, "The Invisible" is a must-see.
Movie Review: Not just a thriller
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're going to watch this movie expecting some scary moments and hair raising suspense, then you'll be disappointed. This film has more depth than that and isn't really a horror film. I'd say that the film is more similar to Donnie Darko than Ghost.
I personally thought that this film was beautiful in the way it portrayed the detachment of the two characters (Nick and Annie) from their surroundings. Nick, who had lost his father and lives with an emotionally suppressed mother, lives in a grand house and is an honor roll student. His one and only friend ends up causing Nick's near death experience. In contrast, Annie lives with an uncaring family (with the exception to her little brother) in a low income home, and though she has a boyfriend and two followers, they have no loyalty towards her. Even when the two of them get in trouble, the schools simply dismisses one for being an honor student and the other for being a hopeless case. In effect, both Nick and Annie are invisible.
The setting and atmosphere supports the mood of the entire film: the lonliness and isolation of the characters. Through this agonizing lonliness, Nick and Annie are able to communicate subconsciously. Despite the fact that Annie has killed (or put in a coma) Nick, he empathizes with her and the two bond spiritually.
There is also a contrast of good and evil btwn Nick and Annie. Nick, despite his essay-selling little side business, is portrayed in general (esp. as a spirit) as a warm and understanding person while Annie is portrayed as a spiteful and evil girl. However, through Nick's soothing and sympathy, Annie begins to seek atonement for her actions.
Overall, the film really is about being invisible, not only as a spirit, but also as to how physically alive humans can feel invisible through ignorance, neglect, or just lack of interest or time.
Movie Review: Lots of good life lessons, Could have been more polished...
Summary: 4 Stars
I think many of the reviews that I read here have missed some of the main points of the film, and this may be why they rated it so low. The story line of the main character, (played by Chatwin - the only other film in which I have seen him act is the rebellious son in Steven Spielberg's "War of the Worlds")nearly dying from a beating, and then becoming a ghost "in limbo" is actually just the framework upon which the deeper points of the story are built. These points involve issues of understanding other people's lives, (who may be much less fortunate than you), compassion, forgiveness, justice, and redemption. These aspects make the film much more serious and mature than a simple "occult thriller", and perhaps not as "entertaining" as the movie goer was expecting. There were some technical and editing difficulties that I noticed, but overall, I found the film very moving, humanistic and compassionate.Movie Review: Interesting, but badly written.
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie had the very odd effect of making me feel deeply touched, and yet incredibly irritated. This could have been an amazing movie, but unfortunately there's alot lacking in terms of dialogue and story.
The atmosphere is uniquely powerful. So it's too bad the film has such weak, unlikeable characters and a plot driven by their inexplicable decisions (especially Peter's, what was HE doing?). Plus, there are alot of holes and absurdities in the story. For example, the "bad guy" characters find anyone they're looking for almost instantly, no matter where the person is, while the police can't ever find Annie no matter how freely she walks about in the open.
Another problem is the pacing. At first it's interesting how the action stays fairly intense and unpredictable, and doesn't follow a typical "introduction, climax, denouement" type pattern. Toward the second half, however, the constant maximum-intensity suspense gets tiresome. If only they had used some of that time to build character instead...
Basically, the cinematography and general concept are amazing, but the script and plot details are weak.
Movie Review: A sad excuse for a film
Summary: 1 Stars
*Contains Spoilers*
This was one of the worst movies I ever saw. Not only was it boring, but the trailer promised something and never delivered. I possible could have forgiven the movie had I not been "suckered" into watching expecting something more. For those who do not know what I'm talking about, the trailer made it seem as if this was going to be a mystery about the m.c trying to solve his own death. The truth is, there is no mystery, suspense, or even a real plot.
I feel the problem with this movie(and there are so many), was character development, plot, and realism. The character were two dimensional, which made it impossible to feel anything for their predicament. Nick whined the entire movie, teen angst is one thing, but come on... no one loves me, how could you do this, my mom doesn't understand me... I felt like I was back in high school.
One major issue was, how the writers could expect the watcher to sympathize with Annie(which is important for the conclusion). Yeah, she had a tough life, but it hardly justifies attempted murder. The whole ending hinders on the watcher changing their mind about Annie(which I didn't). While she sacrificed herself at the end, it is also hard to forget that she was the one who beat him half to death in the first place, and hid the body.
The plot was completely ridiculous. Are we meant to believe that everyone in a state between life and death is walking around in a living hell? I would expect Nick to run into a lot more people. I also found it hard to believe that the friend(I forget his name), wouldn't go to the police. While they explained it in the movie(sort of), it was still unbelievable. All the friend would have to to do is say exactly what happened. He(the friend) was jumped, beaten into telling Annie a name. He chose Nick b/c he was supposed to be in England. She and her posse beat Nick to death, the end. The friend was there, but didn't participate. Just b/c he didn't do anything does not mean he is liable for murder. Most people wouldn't do anything outnumbered 3 to 1, with one girl know to carry a knife. The other unbelievable plot point was Nicks survival. Are we supposed to believe that someone can be beaten almost to death, survive being dumped into a hole, exposed to the elements, and survive days without food and water.
This movie lacked realism all the way through. It is one thing to suspend disbelief for a movie, but you can only go so far. The most disappointing part is that this could have been good. The plot(being murdered and having to solve your own murder), could have been interesting and exciting.
R.I.P. the Invisible. Hopefully no one ever tries to bring this one back from the dead.