Truly Dreadful Film

one of my absolute favorites!

Expected more

Fanciful, disturbing, and wildly original, it announces the arrival of a fresh, bold voice in American cinema.

Hollow Man is about a scientist named Sebastian Caine who has discovered a serum that allows anything to become invisible. The scientists that work for him have also conducted the experiment on animals; with given permission to experiment on Humans. After firstly testing the experiment on himself which is successful, Sebastian then commits crimes which he doesn't get prosecuted for; therefore adores his new life. He then realizes that the other scientists will be aware of his actions and that makes him go on a killing spree. This film is one of the best horror films i have ever seen. This got me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. The cast, action and script is very strong. Good use of CGI too (I know its fake but the CGI did look impressive.) I really like the way the actors work really well with each other in difficult situations. There really was a strong essence within the team.My only downsides is that the movie takes a while to get going. I also didn't understand the whole experiments objectives until the middle of the film. Putting those things a side, it's difficult to find a horror as amazing and intense and Hollow Man. I definitely recommend this title!

Hollow Man (2000) is an entertaining science fiction thriller film that is sure to please not only fans of those specific genres, but also others. I really think anyone could enjoy this movie. The plot revolves around Sebastian (Kevin Bacon) who is one of the scientists on a team of scientists that are working to create an invisibility serum. They test on various animals at first, but then when they are ready for a human to test the serum on, Sebastian insists that he be the test subject. The serum is successful and he becomes completely invisible, and then when they try to reverse it a couple days later, the reversement is unsuccessful. He eventually becomes completely mad with power and goes after his fellow colleagues. Elisabeth Shue plays his former lover and fellow scientist colleague, and josh brolin also works alongside them and is Shue's current lover. They all play their roles well and I think they were all cast correctly, they fit the characters. The plot is executed well and the visuals were good enough at the time to earn the movie an academy award nomination. 8/10 for Hollow Man. Very enjoyable movie overall.

The blatant amount of backlash and dismissal that has been thrown against 2000's "Hollow Man" is something that even to this day- 16 years later- I've never quite been able to fully understand. Is it a particularly complex film? No, not really. But then again, it doesn't seem like it wants to be a complex film... it definitely seems to be focused on just being a mildly creepy and very entertaining roller-coaster ride. And guess what? Thanks to some great performances and very solid visual direction courtesy mad cinematic mastermind Paul Verhoeven, it definitely excels at being mildly creepy and very entertaining!Kevin Bacon portrays brilliant but somewhat troubled scientist Sebastian Caine, who is working with his team (including ex- girlfriend Linda McKay as played by Elizabeth Shue and her new lover Matt, portrayed by Josh Brolin) to achieve perfect invisibility in humans. After successful attempts at making animals invisible and then visible once again with experimental formulas, Sebastian convinces the team to make him the next test-subject. It goes off perfectly- until he discovers the visibility formula doesn't seem to work on people. Now stuck invisible, Sebastian slowly begins to lose his already-shaky mind thanks to the immense power that invisibility affords him... And soon, he may very well begin to threaten the lives of his own team and those he knows as he becomes increasingly obsessed with escaping...The thing I really enjoyed about this film is that it's completely and utterly unapologetic about its intentions, tone and style. It knows what it is and it seems to take much joy in exploiting that. And what is it? Essentially, it's an 80's-era slasher movie with a $100 million budget, A-list actors and cutting-edge effects! (Well, cutting edge at the time at least...)Yes, it's sort-of a shallow concept, but it's just so darned fun seeing the old tropes and clichés of a silent killer stalking his victims with an actual budget to allow for intensely brutal kills, mind-warping visual effects, top-notch set design and wickedly stylish direction. All while characters are gleefully portrayed by the same sort-of actors who could just as easily be starring in Oscar-caliber films in the next screening room over at the theater. Particularly Bacon, who ratchets up both the charm and the sadism in a twisted and wild performance that reminds us of just why we love him so much as an actor.And even though he has more-or-less disowned the film, it most certainly is a Paul Verhoeven picture. It features a lot of his trademarks, like wickedly over-the-top brutality and a touch of his savage sense of dark humor, somewhat subdued though it may be as he was aiming for a more commercial release. I really think he was the perfect fit for the material and he injects a lot of fun into the proceedings, so it's kind of a shame that he considers it one of his lesser efforts. His sense of composition and off-kilter style mixes well with the storyline. If anything, I'd say it would have benefited a bit more if he had cranked up the crazy "Verhoeven-ness" that made his other American flicks (like "RoboCop" and "Total Recall") so memorable. But still, wonderful direction.Add to that some decent cinematography, a wonderfully eerie and evocative score from musical genius Jerry Goldsmith, and wild invisible-man CGI effects unlike anything we had seen at the time, and you just have the formula for an entertaining little film.That being said, I do have to dock some points for the predictable nature of the story. While the unadulterated fun of it being an old-fashioned slasher-flick with a big-budget does earn it some good-will points, it does rob much of the suspense since you can tell what's coming much of the time. It could have been a bit better if they had subverted at least some of the clichés, but I can't hold that against it too much. It's still a great bit of good, old dumb- fun and is a nice relic of the early 2000's- a time when a high concept and interesting new visual effects was more than enough to get an audience excited for a film. Sometimes I miss those days, especially as audiences nowadays seem kind-of jaded about a lot of things. It's fun revisiting a nostalgic little treat like this from time to time."Hollow Man" is occasionally scary but always boasts great entertainment value, despite some minor issues with the storytelling. And so, I give it a very solid and pretty-good 7 out of 10.

This really is a movie to avoid if you still have some common sense. It starts really good, decent plot but at some point it becomes so dumb. If you respect your time you should avoid it, stop in the middle and better go out have a beer. What disappointed me the most is how stupid some scenes are. I'll list them then go on with my life: so if you have a restricted area, that you can get to only with an elevator, that you must type and spell your password, would that elevator have an escape unsecured door at the top just in case you are chased by someone with a flamethrower? I don't think so. If you are trapped in a freezer at -50 degrees, how in the world would you have electricity in there? Say you can't break the above freezer door window with a wrench, but being a women gives you the strength to break a steel bar like a toothpick. And by the way, secured facility elevators can be released, when hanging, just by pressing with your foot on some detacher. These are just a few, if you get the patience to watch it you'll most probably get disgusted. This is one of the worst movies I've ever watched.