The Invisible (2007)

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• moon r

  
  The same characters, locales (and target demographics) as the Twilight series ... but a ghost is the supernatural tie-in instead of vampires. Teen angst, misunderstanding, and a alt music soundtrack work to build to a crescendo of blossoming love that doesn't bear scrutiny nor… More
  The same characters, locales (and target demographics) as the Twilight series ... but a ghost is the supernatural tie-in instead of vampires. Teen angst, misunderstanding, and a alt music soundtrack work to build to a crescendo of blossoming love that doesn't bear scrutiny nor was intended to.

• Spencer S

  
  Surprising with it's lack of emotional distance, and excessive violence and hostility, Chatwin is a perfect teenager going through an out of body experience, and Margarita Levieva is a rising star through the sensibilities she comes to terms with, and the path she knows she must… More
  Surprising with it's lack of emotional distance, and excessive violence and hostility, Chatwin is a perfect teenager going through an out of body experience, and Margarita Levieva is a rising star through the sensibilities she comes to terms with, and the path she knows she must tred. Imaginative as well.

• Gordon A

  
  Pofaced nonsense which takes itself way too seriously but crushily makes up then brakes its internal logic for the afterlife at will which destroyed any suspension of disbelieve. It stumbles along predictably and I only kept watching to see if it got more unbelievable.

• Richard C

  
  i actually liked this movie. B

• Jennifer D

  
  I was surprisingly UNimpressed by this. The trailer looked cool... then again... trailers usually look cool.

• KJ P

  
  I thought it was great when I saw it in theatres, but now that I think about it, it is extremely average!

• Conner R

  
  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… More
  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 movie. It doesn't fit into any particular genre, which makes it all the more fun to enjoy.

• Aaron N

  
  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… More
  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 event 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!

• Megan S

  
  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.

• Bruce B

  
  This was pretty good, was bored at first but as it when on I must say it became enjoyable. Magarita Leieva played a excellent part, gangster or good girl she was always looking good. Boy get salmost killed, Bad Girl Dies, Good Boy Comes back. Made primarly for the age group under 18 I… More
  This was pretty good, was bored at first but as it when on I must say it became enjoyable. Magarita Leieva played a excellent part, gangster or good girl she was always looking good. Boy get salmost killed, Bad Girl Dies, Good Boy Comes back. Made primarly for the age group under 18 I would say, but still it was enjoyable, picked my copy up at a pawn shop for $2.00 so its part of the collection. If your over 18 rent it.

• Lady D

  
  A most bizarre film, with a kind of bitter sweetness to it. Early on in the film, it seemed to be taking the same sort of direction as ?Ghost? (Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore), then it took a strange twist in another direction. Oddly though, it was one, that compelled to watch to find… More
  A most bizarre film, with a kind of bitter sweetness to it. Early on in the film, it seemed to be taking the same sort of direction as ?Ghost? (Patrick Swayze/Demi Moore), then it took a strange twist in another direction. Oddly though, it was one, that compelled to watch to find out the ending, I?m still not quite sure whether I liked it or not.

• Dan S

  
  An interesting premise is ruined by cardboard characters speaking stilted dialogue and an ending so cliched I actually got really upset. Chatwin is a good young actor, but he doesn't need to be wasting his talent on this. The Annie casting is a total miscast, as not only is her… More
  An interesting premise is ruined by cardboard characters speaking stilted dialogue and an ending so cliched I actually got really upset. Chatwin is a good young actor, but he doesn't need to be wasting his talent on this. The Annie casting is a total miscast, as not only is her character not believable for one second (she's hot when she takes that hat off? NO WAY!), the movies full focus shift to her about 1/3 of the way through is a dreadful turn. With more colorful characters and a main character I could actually care for, this would've been a good movie. Instead, it rivals "The Happening" as being one of the worst movies to come out in recent memory.

• Luke B

  
  I'm so sick and tired of films with idiotic characters that act stupid as an easy way for the joke of a screenwriter to advance the story. So the police let people go instead of shooting, despite the fact the suspect is the only lead they have? The film can't go for 4… More
  I'm so sick and tired of films with idiotic characters that act stupid as an easy way for the joke of a screenwriter to advance the story. So the police let people go instead of shooting, despite the fact the suspect is the only lead they have? The film can't go for 4 minutes without playing some harmless all American and very bland indie music. The ending drags on and on and on and on...before ending on a final note of stupidity. Why the girl had to be with the boy is beyond me and the boy in limbo knew the girl had to be with him is even more mind boggling. It's never explained despite the fact that earlier a character explains what we already know because apparently the audience is a bunch of clueless morons. Finally we are supposed to care for a character who steals and uses violence to get what she wants because she cares for her little brother and is abused. I say "Fuck her".

• Nicki M

  
  I was surprised from how this was promoted that it wasn't a teen horror movie. Once I got over that, I actually quite liked it and I'm sure I will enjoy it more next time when I know what to expect.

• Bannan i

  
  It's not your typical 'I must find justice' kind of movie where the character is looking for whomever caused its death. So, it's the story of this kid named Nick Powell who is just a week away from graduation and wants to go to this writing course in London,… More
  It's not your typical 'I must find justice' kind of movie where the character is looking for whomever caused its death. So, it's the story of this kid named Nick Powell who is just a week away from graduation and wants to go to this writing course in London, England. Of course, since his mother does not approve he buys a ticket and plans on flying there anyways - seeing how he has all his credits already. It turns out his friend Pete got a cell phone from a real bad crew of kids, who threaten him as he hasn't paid them yet for it. So, Nick goes over to them and tries to pay off Pete's debts...but Annie does not approve. He ends up riling her up to the point of her attacking him in their cafeteria...so things get a little heated. That very same night our antagonist goes on a crime spree with her boyfriend, Marcus and ends up stealing some really expensive jewellery. He proceeds to tell her she's out of control, and asks her to leave the bag with the jewels...but she doesn't. She just takes it and keeps claiming he'll do nothing. Marcus doesn't think this is fair, and then calls the authorities on her. Annie gets to school the next day, and while stashing the jewels in her locker catches Pete looking at her. Later on, the cops come and arrest her. She then decides to take things into her own hands, and figures Pete told on her. Pete gets in big trouble, they beat the crap out of him while he pleads with her and instead turns their attention to his friend, instead. Meanwhile, Nick is drunk off his ass wandering the roads...when this car starts chasing him. Things get really ugly so that he's knocked unconscious. They all get scared and stash his body inside a storm drain. The next day, Nick wakes up...and realizes that he is not amongst the living...but quite close to being dead. Soon, he discovers that his only salvation is ironically enough the person that put him into such a fatal position. Although none of these actors are altogether that well-known, they do put on quite a decent amount of acting skills. The most interesting however, must be the interaction between Annie and Nick [or Nick's spirit, that is]. Just goes to show us how people are, when you don't see them. And that well, you might not really know a person at all.

• Douglas W C

  
  This movie started out rather interesting, but then it spun into a rather immoral lesson by saying it's okay to try to kill someone if you have a bad upbringing.

• Leigh R

  
  Good movie.

• Roy G

  
  Although The Invisible isn?t the worst picture I?ve seen all year, it may rank as the most disappointing.

• Morgan S

  
  nothing like i thought it would be but very good!

• Nate Z

  
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The Human Torch asks what Mr. Rock Dude what would do if he had but a few moments left in this world. Now, I'm thinking that the Human Torch is going to swap places with his buddy so that The Thing can enjoy even one night as a regular flesh-and-blood human being with his sweetheart. Maybe they could even knock boots without her getting serious rug burn. But no, the movie does nothing and just moves along because it doesn't have the scope, the interest, or even the time to flirt with anything outside its limited plot. The storyline, what little there is, is predictable from beginning to end and the action sequences, while expanded from the first film, still fall far short of eliciting tension or tickling the imagination. I swear the only reason the flying jet thing is introduced was to sell toys. You have a bunch of people with unique super powers; the least the script could do is think of exciting things to do. Nate's Grade: C Waitress - Kerri Russell is irresistibly charming in this winning romantic comedy from the late write/director Adrienne Shelly. I fell totally in love, head over heels, with Waitress and I'm not ashamed to say it. In a perfect world, Russell would earn an Oscar-nomination for her sure-handed, witty, and incandescent performance as a pregnant woman who has an affair with her new gyno doc (Serenity's Nathan Fillion). This is a star-making performance and it is sealed when the movie relies solely on her emerging smile for an entire minute to communicate a blossoming figure. The supporting cast is great in their eccentric roles well and the movie concludes in a happy if unconventional manner. Waitress is the kind of movie that makes you feel great. The sheer exuberance on display is infectious and it makes it an even bigger tragedy that Shelly will never grant the world another wonderful slice of entertainment. Nate's Grade: A Next - Nicolas Cage, channeling Tom Hanks' greasy mullet in The Da Vinci Code, can see his own future but only two minutes ahead. Based on a Phillip K. Dick something or other (does it really matter at this point?), this half-baked sci-fi thriller keeps shooting itself in the foot by retreating back in time to reveal, over and over, that what was just shown was merely Cage seeing his future. Now it's do-over time, hooray. This tricky concept is given little thought and Next hews close to tired thriller clichés and formulaic trappings. There's the hot girl dragged into the fray (Jessica Biel, pretty but pointless), the shady government agents that need Cage's help but don't fully trust him, and the nondescript bad guys with a hidden nuke. Next had potential for disposable escapist entertainment, but man do they blow it big time. For a 90-minute film, there's way too much setup and not nearly enough payoff. There's about a grand total of two action sequences for the entire film, neither very good, and then the movie utterly collapses as half of it folds in on itself as one of Cage's visions. In the blink of an eye, half of the movie we watch is erased; it's a freakin' cheat, especially when the movie slouches to a close right after. This easily forgettable sci-fi bobble is another nail in Cage's coffin as a respectable actor. Nate's Grade: C- The Invisible - Forget whatever the advertising and the trailers had you believe this film was about. Instead of watching a ghost solve the mystery of his own death, almost all of The Invisible consists of following an obnoxious kid mope about. There is no mystery from the start because the audience witnesses exactly what happens, knows exactly who the murderer is, so much of the film is just waiting for other characters to piece things together. It's the cinematic equivalent of sitting on your hands. The plot holes are massive and people have the irritating habit of acting out of character or being moronic (why does the best friend, who inadvertently got his friend killed but was not an accomplice, say nothing to the police?). When the film tries to shoehorn in a laughably contrived romance between murderer and murderee, I was about ready to kill someone myself. Whole sections and characters could be wiped out and nothing would be too altered. The ending is a cop-out and makes little sense given the facts of the case (it's never really a murder, which makes the advertising even more wrong). Watching The Invisible feels like you're chained to an annoying emo kid who won't shut the hell up. This is one lame, snooze-worthy supernatural After School Special. Nate's Grade: D+ Blades of Glory - When the movie sticks to skating, it can often get hilarious with the on-ice performances and flashy, crafty costumes. Will Ferrell works his doughy man-child schtick and generates mostly amusing results. Nate's Grade: B-[/FONT][/COLOR]

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