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The Invisible (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 54

Fresh: 11

Rotten:43

Average Rating: 4.1/10

Consensus: Dull and confusing execution makes this ghost story utterly forgettable and unintentionally funny.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for violence, criminality, sensuality and language - all involving teens

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Apr 27, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $20,524,319

Synopsis: The spirit of a semi-dead boy makes good in this WB-network-flavored tale, which is an adaptation of the young-adult novel by Swedish author Mats Wahl. A privileged and not very well-liked senior... The spirit of a semi-dead boy makes good in this WB-network-flavored tale, which is an adaptation of the young-adult novel by Swedish author Mats Wahl. A privileged and not very well-liked senior in his Seattle high school, brooding poet Nick (Justin Chatwin) winds up fingered for ratting out tough girl Annie (Margarita Levieva) to the cops for a jewelry heist. Soon his spirit is running loose trying to connect with the people around him, but only animals seem to notice; everyone else just goes about their business. Meanwhile, his body is lying concealed in a sewer tunnel and Annie is the only one "invisible" enough to understand his pain. There's a little blood here and there but overall this little TWILIGHT ZONE-ish tale is perfectly fine for the whole family, with some moral lessons about responsibility and the importance of emotional honesty. There's enough damp Seattle mood to keep one watching, and Levieva brings a wealth of charisma and charm to her street-urchin role. Lots of great mopey alterna-rock on the soundtrack from the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, TV On the Radio, and Broken Social Scene keep the teen angst ratcheted to a sufficiently operatic high throughout. [More]

Starring: Maggie Ma, Michelle Harrison, Justin Chatwin, Marcia Gay Harden

Starring: Maggie Ma, Michelle Harrison, Justin Chatwin, Marcia Gay Harden, Chris Marquette, Margarita Levieva, Andrew Francis

Director: David S. Goyer

Director: David S. Goyer
Screenwriter: Mick Davis
Producer: Gary Barger, Roger Birnbaum
Composer: Marco Beltrami
Screenwriter: Mick Davis, Christine Roum
Studio: Touchstone Pictures

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04/29/09
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04/23/09
Tom Meek
Boston Phoenix

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01/26/08
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses

...has been designed to appeal solely to the coveted "tween" demographic...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
11/03/07
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Never satisfying no matter what genre it attempts.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
10/17/07
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

There's some interesting ideas afoot, but there's also a struggle as to which to direction it wants to head.

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
10/15/07
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

...a quietly sad and lonely film about quietly sad and lonely people.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
10/10/07
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

A mash-up of Ghost and The O.C. with a point-of-view directed with uncompromising resolve at the protagonist's navel.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
09/14/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

The Invisible plays like a self-indulgent adolescent wish-fulfillment fantasy.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
06/22/07
Stax
IGN Movies

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

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
06/10/07
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

stylishly shot and halfway intelligent

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
05/13/07
Jesse Hassenger
Filmcritic.com

Contains an intriguing idea, brought only sporadically to life by director David S. Goyer

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/10/07
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

The Invisible lives down to its name--this is a visually forgettable flick. More subpar than supernatural.

Full Review Source: Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada) | comment Comment
05/09/07
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

...bathetic teen angst.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/07/07
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Never manages to dig out any real depth; rather, it feels like it was adapted straight from a paean to adolescent woes scrawled by a tenth grader in a spiral notebook.

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05/07/07
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

Teen angst is teen angst whether it's DOA or MIA, and c'mon, if you really want to go all Swede-emo on us, you're always going to run up against the immovable cinematic woegasm that was Ingmar Bergman. Never a smart move, that.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
05/07/07
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

So dreary and forgettable...watch it disappear soon.

Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment 2 Comments
05/06/07
Susan Granger
www.susangranger.com

My screening presented the final reel upside down and backward; no difference whatsoever.

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05/05/07
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

Director 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.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
05/03/07
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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