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Special effects are not enough to save a very weak script
Hollow Man is an awful film. Director Paul Verhoeven seemed unable to decide whether to create a fast pace horror film, or to focus upon the existential questions of one becoming invisible. Would invisibility inherently weaken one's bonds with the wider human community? Is the temptation of exploiting such a condition too strong to resist? Verhoeven instead opted for some admittedly fantastic special effects to salvage a very mediocre script. This rarely, if ever succeeds---and most certainly didn't work with Hollow Man. Also, who is responsible for the mediocre music score? It reminded me of the quickly thrown together music that was prevalent in the B movies of the 1960s.

Kevin Bacon portrays the egotistical scientist, Sebastian Caine, who is the executive director of a military program to turn people invisible. He jokes about being God, but it is obvious that he at least half believes this to be true. The gorgeous Linda McKay (Elizabeth Shue) is a member of his research team who has romantically left him for the less gifted scientist Matthew Kensington (Josh Brolin). They have long experimented upon animals with a fair degree of success. Now it is time to take it to the next step and pick a human guinea pig. The arrogant and self centered Dr. Caine chooses himself while disregarding all ethical norms and regulations. Caine finds himself ultimately trapped by his invisibility, and lashes out against the cruel set of circumstances dooming him to the fringes of human society. He surrenders to the temptation to sexually violate women. Soon even murder is no longer considered a line in the sand not to be crossed. The story rapidly becomes convoluted and absurd. Logic is thrown out the window, and Verhoeven can do little more than throw extremely violent and cruel scenes onto the screen. The makers of Hollow Man likely realized the film was doomed. They simply wanted to get it over with and hope for the best.

Only those fans of spectacular special effects should make a point of viewing this lackluster movie. Hollow Man deserves a mere three stars. This is a pity because the central theme is thought provoking and fraught with wonderful possibilities.

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come on, show some love
Think of this movie as a big budget slasher flick, sci-fi hybrid,and you might enjoy it.It has a mean streak a mile long and jaw-dropping effects.you can pin point when it shifts from sci-fi to slasher flick. the dvd is packed listen to the commentary its a good one.a guilty pleasure for sure,its better than the 2 1/2 star rating above.

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Great Movie, Takes a Little Long, But Still Great!
Sebastian Kane is a scientist for a secret government organization. His ex-girlfriend Linda and her boyfriend Josh are his co-workers, as well are Sarah, Frank, and Carter. They work deep underground planning something secret. It's so secret, in fact, that a dozen other movies were made about it. It's called "The Invisible Man." Great movie, but I can get some more originality when I'm spanking it. Basically, Sebastian (Kevin Bacon, omg so sexy, no just kidding--Elizabeth Shue is hot!) volunteers himself to be a guinea pig for an invisibility serum and when he is unable to be brought back, he takes revenge on his co-workers in various Paul Verhoeven-gory fashions. Paul Verhoeven is a genius: he brought us classics like Starship Troopers, Robocop, Total Recall, and Basic Instinct, and this movie is going into those classics. It's scary (loved the dog scene), it's gory (loved when ___ is dropped onto the metal and it dices his throat open), and it's got a lot of high points to it (the fight between Sebastian and Josh is the best part). It's got good acting (loved the guy who played Carter--is he in anything else? The guy does good!), some sensual parts, some genuine "holy hell!" parts, and some good one liners ("And I thought killing you would be hard!"). Enjoy this flick! It's fast-paced, and great.