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Hollow Man (2000)

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Reviews Counted:110

Fresh:30

Rotten:80

Average Rating:4.4/10

Consensus: Despite awesome special effects, Hollow Man falls short of other films directed by Paul Verhoeven. This flick over time degenerates into a typical horror film.

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Box Office: $26,414,386

Synopsis: Washington D.C. scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is under contract with the U.S. government to formulate a serum which will render human beings invisible. When his test serum makes a... Washington D.C. scientist Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is under contract with the U.S. government to formulate a serum which will render human beings invisible. When his test serum makes a laboratory gorilla disappear and then successfully brings her back, Caine decides that it is time for him to be the next guinea pig. He and his team are ecstatic when the serum work. When the antidote fails to work as it did on the gorilla, however, Caine finds himself in the initially enviable, but ultimately horrifying predicament of being permanently undetectable to the human eye. Faced with the opportunity to perpetrate any crime he desires without fear of apprehension, Caine gives in to his basest desires. But when he learns that his that his ex-girlfriend and assistant, Linda McKay (Elisabeth Shue), is involved with their fellow co-worker Matt Kensington (Josh Brolin), Caine goes over the deep end, and is willing to kill anyone who tries to stand in his way, including his trusted fellow researchers. Director Paul Verhoeven (BASIC INSTINCT) puts a contemporary spin on the classic INVISIBLE MAN tale, turning it into a funhouse-style stalk-and-slash film with some of the most impressive visual effects the screen has seen. [More]

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens

Starring: Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Kim Dickens, Joey Slotnick, Mary Randle, Greg Grunberg, William Devane, Rhona Mitra

Director: Paul Verhoeven

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe
Producer: Douglas Wick, Alan Marshall
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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  • What would you do if you were invisible? How far would you go? After years of experimentation, Dr. Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but arrogant and egotistical scientist working for the Defense Department, has successfully transformed mammals to an invisible state and brought them back to their original physical form. Determined to achieve the ultimate breakthrough, Caine instructs his team to move on to Phase III: human experimentation. Using himself as the first subject, the invisible Caine finds himself free to do the unthinkable. But Caine's experiment takes an unexpected turn when his team can't bring him back. As the days pass, he grows more and more out of control, doomed to a future without flesh as the HOLLOW MAN. Kevin Bacon, Elisabeth Shue and Josh Brolin star in this intense thriller filled with extreme suspense, terrifying twists and incredible special effects.
  • Après des années de recherches, le Dr Sebastian Caine, un savant brillant mais arrogant et narcissique travaillant pour le département de la défense, réussit à rendre des mammifères invisibles puis à leur redonner leur forme physique originale. Déterminé à accomplir l'ultime expérience, Caine donne des instructions à son équipe d'aller de l'avant avec la Phase III: l'expérimentation sur l'Homme. Se choisissant comme premier sujet, Cain devient invisible et vit l'impensable en toute liberté. Mais l'expérience de Cain prend une tournure tout à fait imprévisible, lorsque son équipe est incapable de le faire revenir à son état normal. À mesure que les jours passent, il perd de plus en plus le contrôle sur lui-même, condamné à un futur désincarné, celui de L'HOMME SANS OMBRE.
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    Os personagens são absurdamente formulaicos, permitindo que o espectador deduza, desde o início, quem irá morrer ou sobreviver ao longo do filme.

    Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
    05/31/02
    Pablo Villaca
    Pablo Villaca
    Cinema em Cena

    If you liked (insert any Verhoeven film here) you'll love Hollow Man! I didn't, so I don't.

    Full Review Source: Film Experience | comment Comment
    05/30/02
    Nathaniel Rogers
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    Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
    11/27/01
    Jules Brenner
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    10/30/01
    Garth Franklin
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    It churns out moderately solid summer fun with enough flourishes to gloss over its disposable nature.

    Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
    10/24/01
    Rob Vaux
    Rob Vaux
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    'Hollow' is a good way to describe the screenplay as well.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    10/10/01
    Scott Weinberg
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    06/12/01
    Peter Keough
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    04/24/01
    Joel Siegel
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    Full Review Source: Movieline | comment Comment
    04/17/01
    Movieline

    An effects-laden exercise in mediocrity.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    04/02/01
    Andrew Howe
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    Eye-popping visual effects ... become lost in yet another typical slasher movie.

    Full Review Source: NutzWorld | comment Comment
    03/14/01
    Blake French
    Blake French
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    While it is not nearly as effective as the future-punk social satire of "RoboCop," the subtext of "Hollow Man" still brings a few questions to mind.

    Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
    02/27/01
    James Kendrick
    James Kendrick
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    Emily Blunt
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    01/01/01
    Robert Roten
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    You'll realize this is nothing more than a sharp-looking slasher flick, bad one-liners and all.

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