The Invisible [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Invisible [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: It can't rain all the time
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently watched The Invisible which as I recall was a heavily promoted movie but flew through the theaters in a couple weeks. That is a shame because this is a quietly beautiful movie about sad, lonely people whose lives violently intersect and leave us wondering what might have been had their lives been different. This movie plays out as a gothic version of Romeo and Juliette with a heavy dose of CW TV thrown in. But seriously, who doesn't like CW TV? Supernatural? Smallville? Come on...
A central theme to The Invisible is the thought of how our lives might be different if we had met different people. This is a hopelessly romantic idea and how you feel about this will in large part determine how you view The Invisible. Everyone talks about soul mates - but do you know this person you are calling a soul mate is that? Isn't it likely that there are probably hundreds, maybe even thousands of people who could fit that category for you but you never meet them? We quickly diagnois and classify people that come into our lives summing them up in a span of 15 minutes, often basing our ideas on superficial sensory perceptions. We then file them away on the shelf like cereal boxes at Wal Mart. 25% Protein. 15% Sugar. 3% Iron. Imagine how many experiences and influences go into making a person. Everyone is like a Pollack canvas and most of the world will never get to see even a small portion of these paintings. It really is a cold world if you think about it like that.
The Invisible revolves around a golden boy, Nick, and a trouble girl, Annie whose lives tragically cross and ultimately how that event shapes them. What would have happened if Nick and Annie had found each other in different circumstances? The movie does a nice job letting this play out and the scene on the bed with the dart board is one of the best in the movie. Excellent song during this and overall a strong soundtrack that complements the movie.
This movie was marketed as a teen thriller/horror movie and it is neither. Some may dismiss this as a wallow in teen angst, but I do not. It is about broken people (which in fact is an intregal line in this movie), why we break and how we may never quite get fixed. Margarita Levieva plays Annie and this is the first role I've seen her in. IMDB tells me she is from St. Petersburg, Russia. Annie has one of the best reveals in recent movies and she undergoes serious character development during the events that take place. This is the sort of character Angelina Jolie would have played back in her Hacker days. But could she have pulled off the final act? I doubt it.
So many movies either cannot end or end so badly that the ending of the Invisible is startling in its poignancy. One of the best endings of they year. I won't spoil it, but it is fitting and flawless and deeply moving. The sort of ending that makes you remember the first time you read Ode to a Nightingale and felt the bittersweet symphony that is life. It is sad and sweet and contains a glimmer of hope, like the line from another moody tragic masterpiece, it can't rain all the time.
Movie Review: Not what the previews promised...
Summary: 2 Stars
I agree with what seems to be the general consensus here - this movie is just "eh".
We rented this after seeing a couple previews for it. There was no rating on Rotten Tomatos, and the previews gave it a "6th Sense" feel - a half-dead boy trying to unravel the mystery of his murder (or attempted murder).
But that is not at all the case. There is no mystery. The movie tells you, from the start, who tries to kill him & why. Therefore, there is really no compelling reason to keep watching. You know who does, you know why, and you know that in the end he'll wake up from his coma.
If you're into Ghost Whisperer, Touched by an Angel, and those types of shows, you might like this. It is a very teenage show, and very very low budget.
I give it 2 stars for a nice idea, but I barely was able to finish it & would not watch it again.
Movie Review: Awful in EVERY possible way!
Summary: 1 Stars
Save your money, Save your time - this movie is not worth a moment of anyone's time. I'm all for supernatural thrillers, mystery murder dramas, etc...but this movie is just bad - poorly acted, scenes are so over-dramatic, it's just so far-fetched. I rarely give out reviews, I rarely give one star as a rating but this movie surely deserves it.Movie Review: It should have ended with London!!
Summary: 2 Stars
The premise was great and the movie seemed to start out strong, Margarita Levieva was awfully cute as the tough girl, and the first few repartees were snappy... but 30 minutes into the movie it felt like mad editors had run amok! Suddenly, none of the characters decisions made any sense... (or mattered!!) and who wants to root for a poorly developed character!! Seriously... the movie would have gotten another star if Justin had just used the ticket to London!! (Obviously... you would have to watch the movie to understand that - but... it's not worth it)
I cannot and do not recommend!! Go watch Chumscrubber instead :)
All the best,
Jay
Movie Review: Not Good
Summary: 2 Stars
I expected The Invisible to be bad, because theatrical horror movies have always been horrible, with a few exceptions. But The Invisible was just ridiculous. I thought the concept was good, but it was just poorly played out, which is a shame because based on the concept of life after death on earth, it had potential to be good. It's a shame. Rent it first if you really want to, but you have been warned.