Alex O'Loughlin, Callum Keith Rennie, Chris Marquette

After an attack leaves him in limbo -- invisible to the living and also near death -- a teenager discovers the only person who might be able help him is his attacker.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: David S. Goyer

Release Date: April 27, 2007

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DVD Release Date: October 16, 2007

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  • October 28, 2009
    Nick Powell: Mom, I'm dead.

    This movie is terrible. From how the story is put together, to the characters, to the soundtrack that hits you over the head with what the movie is trying to say. I'll spare the details of how I came to watch this film, but suffice it to say the eve...( read more)nt is now at least in the past.

    The story involves a young boy, Nick, about to graduate from high school, very bright, great at all he does, but of course stressed in his life for various reasons. After his best friend is threatened by a bad group of kids lead by a vicious 90 pound girl, Annie, Nick tries to help out, only leading to him getting beaten nearly to death. Although, after being beaten, Nick is thought to be dead by his attackers and is thrown into a safe place, unconscious. The next day Nick walks into school as if nothing happened, but soon realizes that he can't be seen by anyone. Of course, Nick learns that he isn't completely dead and must figure out a way to get people to find his unconscious body.

    The basic premise, at its core, has a bit of intrigue, however it is plagued by terrible dialog, characters, and strange plot occurrences. I think the one thing that kept me in, was waiting to see if one character would ever remove her beanie.

    This movie has no restraint or clues about what subtlety is either. Although Nick is invisible, his interactions with the environment seem real only to revert back to normal in the next shot. I figured this out the first time it was shown to me, but the film feels the need to make sure we see this every time he interacts with the environment. I've already mentioned the soundtrack as well, but I'm gonna do it again, because the song choices that have lyrics reflecting the exact emotions the audience is supposed to be feeling are unintentionally hilarious.

    Did I mention that there is a race against time cop/car chase finale?

    Bad movie.

    Nick Powell: [after failing to commit suicide with a rifile] Shit!
  • October 4, 2009
    The Invisible packs high potential but falls a bit short from the suspenseful film it should have been. Maybe Mr. Goyer was too busy writing The Dark Knight and his focus fell off a bit in the direction of The Invisible. If so, he can be forgiven. The plot is intriguing, the a...( read more)cting is well done, but the film falls into teenage love story land and therefore loses the punch it so deserves.
  • September 2, 2009
    Didn't like this one. The ending didn't make any sense and was totally messed up. I wanted more of a thriller and this just didn't cut it, it wasn't creepy at all.
  • March 21, 2009
    "I'm alive... Holy shit, I'm alive."

    Another one.

    Remake, I mean. And oh man, what a rotten one. If, during its near-death experience, this film had been able to shout for help, it could have told someone that the concept of a near-dead teenager trying to find his own bo...( read more)dy is awesome, but it needs an actual narrative and character development to succeed as a film. The people responsible for the film and literary source it steals from knew that. These don't. So, we get empty characters who seem to care little about their own lives and do little to make us care either. And we get generic film moments like desperate races against time, stunning rescues, and bad guys whose hearts of gold are unearthered.

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    If this film's failing spirit had been able to talk, it might have asked for a villain who's slightly less bleached clean than Margarita Levieva's Annie Newton, the troubled girl on her way into even worse trouble. This is the sort of Disneyfied film that makes its bad girl bad by dressing her in black - with a toque covering her beautiful long locks, of course - and having her steal and beat people up. But she's got a perfect complexion, shows no signs of ever doing drugs (even if her life is hopeless), and - of course - she has that all-important heart of gold. Even though she technically just killed a kid.

    The near-death spirit of The Invisible might also have pled for a storyline, rather than a succession of silly scenes in which our "hero" continues to scream at people throughout the entire film, trying to get them to listen (when he already knows he's a ghost), followed by phoney tension, such as when police and rescue teams think they know where his body is, but neglect to ask the operators of a dam a few metres upstream from where his unconscious body lies to please hold off on opening the dam's spillways for about 20 extra minutes beyond their scheduled opening so as to recover the boy. All of which leads to a ridiculously insolent ending that betrays everything the original stood for. And it was at that point that I wanted to kill the people who made this.

    Marcia Gay Harden can be forgiven for staggering through her thankless role as the mother in an apparent catatonic state. Undoubtedly the screenplay suggested that she act distant to the point of disconnection with reality, but this also must have made getting through this miserable production all the easier for Harden. Justin Chatwin is an absolute joke in this whole thing, for two reasons: his character is a joke and he's not a particularly good actor. As for Levieva, the Russian-born talent, she needs to fire her agent because this isn't the kind of film for her to be in.

    As for those of us who sit through this agonizing, insulting piece of garbage fully conscious, we need to remind ourselves that Hollywood makes dreck like this for the same reason that bugs lay a zillion eggs. In this pretty metaphor the zillion eggs represent the zillion remakes that flood theatres around the world and prevent real work from reaching people. And cinema is made FOR people. Oh, that's right, this isn't really cinema, is it?

    "Mom, I'm dead."
  • November 26, 2008
    This movie was actually pretty good. It was better than the previews made it out to be. I thought the whole girl falling in love with the guy she almost killed was a little much though.
  • November 17, 2009
    A really fun story that carried out well with the acting and filming. It's a beautiful looking film, with a lot of great locations and lighting. I was thoroughly impressed with the acting from Justin Chatwin, who gave a performance that was above and beyond a typical teenage movi...( read more)e. It doesn't fit into any particular genre, which makes it all the more fun to enjoy.
  • November 16, 2009
    Keeps guessing till the end







    I love this movie if you love mystery movies you will love this!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • November 14, 2009
    O.k. Not one to watch over and over. Left me a little unsatisfied, but still had some sharp scenes
  • November 14, 2009
    like it :D

    worth to see :)
  • November 6, 2009
    i think this one is pretty good. i like the drama between nick and anne. everybody deserve second chance. but, i dont like the ending. i think they should be together, letting the girl died is away too much... maybe if they togehter it'll be a better ending... but, i love marcia ...( read more)gay harden.. she is awesome in this movie.. like the real mom... sad...

Critic Reviews


April 30, 2007
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

The only horror here is the script. full review

April 30, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Even ghost stories aren't allowed to be so ludicrous as to show a gut-shot character carrying on as if suffering from nothing worse than a mild wedgie, or a guy trying to drag his own body to safety. full review

April 30, 2007
Ty Burr, Boston Globe

A fully felt, decently crafted teen B-movie melodrama, plenty preposterous in places but alive to the vibrant miseries of being young and misunderstood. full review

April 27, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

The Invisible is listless in conception and execution. full review

April 27, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

The ads proudly trumpet this supernatural drama as coming from the producers of 'The Sixth Sense' and the co-writer of 'Batman Begins'. Unfortunately the ingredients that made those films work so bril... full review

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Comments


  • liliecv1
    March 29, 2009
    good movie and nice songs too
  • boofer20
    May 25, 2008
    Loved the movie.
    But I am a little confused on why she was the only one that could save him.

    Can someone please explain to me how she saved him!? lol
  • MelissaAnnLegard
    December 27, 2007
    i have been looking for this movie since it came out
    and i cant find it anywhere!
    ive been to future shop, walmart, hmv...
    pretty much every movie store ive come across
    and the invisible is NEVER there.
    ugh im like cursed or something.
    i want it!!!
  • turtlebabe71
    December 8, 2007
    this movie was soo amazing! the first time i watched it i wanted to buy it! and now im getting it for x-mas... its my favorite movie justin played nick's part soo well.
  • AndiJesusFreak
    November 22, 2007
    Amazing. This movie is for people who like symbolism and metaphorical movies that make them think. I loved it! More than half the scenes made me really think.
    This movie is totally for anyone who likes to really find hidden meanings in the movies they watch. I totally reccomend it!
  • lovecyn4ever
    November 15, 2007
    A movie that doesn't make sense at all.Just a stupid plot & terrible film besides unlikeable characters.

    Marcia Gay Harden at her most annoying performance.That was surprise me the most to see her in this film.
  • justifywilcox
    October 19, 2007
    I can help you: It's Swedish. "Den Osynlige" means exactly 'The Invisible'.

    I'm a bit annoyed that it's been boosted with all the dramatic action scenes but resting assured that it's more a case of guy-who-makes-trailers then the actual feature.

    It's supposed to be a 'wet' story, drenched in the sensation of loneliness and intimacy. The original is fantastic in that way.
  • rileyking771
    October 17, 2007
    isnt der anotha version of dis move???? i no i've seen it in some other film by like french or sumtin...
    can any1 help me out???
  • jasonalvear
    October 16, 2007
    Margarita was awesome in this movie. Justin just didn't really seem into this film, he didn't bomb or anything, I was just expecting more from him after his War of the World's performance. Still, not bad, Margarita saved this film, I think :D Go Justin!
  • missdigger
    September 23, 2007
    I wish she hadn't died at the end, good movie and well acted.

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