The Invisible (2007)
Average Rating: 4.1/10
Reviews Counted: 58
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 46
Dull and confusing execution makes this ghost story utterly forgettable and unintentionally funny.
Average Rating: 4.1/10
Critic Reviews: 15
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 12
Dull and confusing execution makes this ghost story utterly forgettable and unintentionally funny.
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A severely beaten teenager, trapped in a walking purgatory between life and death, must help authorities to the location of his broken body before it's too late in this remake of the 2002 Swedish thriller Den Osynlige. Graduating senior Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin) has plans to attend a prestigious writing workshop in London, despite the protests of his widowed mother (Marcia Gay Harden). In the days before his departure, he gets into a cafeteria brawl with a delinquent classmate, Annie Newton
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Cast
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Justin Chatwin
Nick Powell -
Margarita Levieva
Annie Newton -
Marcia Gay Harden
Diane Powell -
Christopher George Marque...
Pete Egan -
Alex O'Loughlin
Marcus Bohem -
Callum Keith Rennie
Detective Brian Larson -
Michelle Harrison
Detective Kate Tunney -
Ryan Kennedy
Matt -
Andrew Francis
Dean -
P. Lynn Johnson
Sharon Egan -
Serge Houde
Martin Egan -
Desiree Zurowski
Lindy Newton -
Mark Houghton
Jack Newton -
Alex Ferris
Victor Newton -
Tania Saulnier
Suzie -
Kevin McNulty
Principal Whitcliff -
Laara Sadiq
Ms. Barclay -
Aleks Holtz
Football Jack -
Cory Monteith
Jimmy -
Maggie Ma
Danielle -
Sefton Fincham
Sleeping Kid -
Ronald Selmour
Guillaume -
Colby Wilson
Mechanic -
Mi Jung Lee
Newscaster -
Jason Diablo
Firefighter -
Leanne Adachi
EMT -
Chris Shields
CSI Detective -
Panou
K-9 Cop -
Michael Tayles
Young Cop -
Chris Heyerdahl
Dr. Woland -
Andrew Coghlan
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All Critics (60) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (49) | DVD (15)
My screening presented the final reel upside down and backward; no difference whatsoever.
Top CriticDirector David S. Goyer doesn't get half the skin-crawling mileage out of the ghost factor that he could. As a result, The Invisible really isn't worth seeing.
They should have called this Perturbia.
The drama never comes together in a smart, meaningful way; indeed, most revelations border on the banal.
If anything, the movie is too introspective, to the point that it doesn't build enough conflict or tension.
The only horror here is the script.
Director David S. Goyer turned the familiar sights of our fair city into a seething battleground for vampires in 2004's Blade: Trinity, but his latest Vancouver-shot supernatural flick doesn't have nearly as much bite.
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...has been designed to appeal solely to the coveted "tween" demographic...
Supernatural teen thriller is preposterous, awful.
Never satisfying no matter what genre it attempts.
There's a substantial haul of special features on this disc.
There are some interesting ideas afoot, but there's also a struggle as to which to direction it wants to head.
A thriller for teens that doesn't speak to the dumbest common denominator.
The Invisible is not a film that every viewer will want to see, but give Goyer credit for doing it his way and at least partially succeeding.
...a quietly sad and lonely film about quietly sad and lonely people.
Though it's never quite boring, The Invisible is never quite believable, either. It will cause the more seasoned cinephiles...to scoff at its narrative naiveté, and frighten only the feeblest of Hanna Montana age horror fans.
A mash-up of Ghost and The O.C. with a point-of-view directed with uncompromising resolve at the protagonist's navel.
The Invisible plays like a self-indulgent adolescent wish-fulfillment fantasy.
Thought-provoking, philosophical and always interesting, "The Invisible" is likely to remain that way, particular when Spidey swings on to the big screen. It's too bad that this well-wrought, intelligent movie may not find an audience %u2013 perhaps a DVD
stylishly shot and halfway intelligent
Contains an intriguing idea, brought only sporadically to life by director David S. Goyer
The Invisible lives down to its name--this is a visually forgettable flick. More subpar than supernatural.
Audience Reviews for The Invisible
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- Annie Newton: You don't have to look for me anymore.
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- Annie Newton: [Talking to her little brother] Come here little man. Do you know what I want more than anything? Don't be like me. I ruin everything I touch.
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- Nick Powell: Do you remember when my dad died? The first thing she said to me was, don't worry about it Nick, this won't change a thing for you. I'm like 13 right, all I want to do is cry, and she's thinking about my future? She's always had it mapped out. You know I stay here, I might as well retire and die. I mean my dad didn't even get to retire, he was 46 when he got sick. I'm not going to let her do that to me.
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- Nick Powell: Your mom dies and your dad marries somebody else, and that makes it okay? Well you know what? Don't blame anyone but yourself, Annie! This is your fault!
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- Nick Powell: Annie. I need you, Annie.
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The Invisible seems actually to be a surprisingly psychological film in many levels and for me it has to be the biggest positive surprise i've ran into while watching a film. Director David S. Goyer has worked as a writer in films like Dark City, The Jumper and The Dark Knight and his earlier work as a director only includes films like ZigZag which haven't had release here in Finland, and Blade: Trinity, but The Invisible shows that he is one talented director who seems to be more interested in his characters than just pulling off cheap scares or latest groovy visual effects.
The Invisible is most of all very touching story about young boy named Nick, whose life gets unexpected turn one night when he is involved in accident. That incident, which leaves Nick half-dead deep in the woods, connects many teenagers and sets motion a race against time where Nick himself has to save his own life while he is in state where no one can hear him.
From the very first brilliantly composed opening shot, this film captures you and grabs you along for a thrilling ride. It has suspense, it has great drama, it has brilliant young actors and a wonderful camerawork by lenser Gabriel Beristain with musical support from Marco Beltrami whose music is truly beautiful. Most of all it is a film that touches emotionally and the biggest compliment has to go for David S. Goyer himself who is now one of the greatest fresh voices in cinema today. Watching the last 20-minutes of this film was hell of a exciting experience. I was edge of my seat because i cared what happens to these characters. It is a rare thing in these days.
Go and seek out this true gem. It will take you in for supenseful and emotional ride. The Invisible is overlooked film and should have much more attention from anyone who is interested in intelligent and visionary cinema. Highly recommended. Highly recommended.