Not helping matters is the discovery that Linda, whom he hasn't gotten over yet, is romantically involved with Matthew.įor the opening hour, "Hollow Man" is almost exclusively a psychological drama, and it isn't until Sebastian finally snaps that the proceedings turn ghastly. When bringing Sebastian back proves to be more difficult than all involved had expected, leaving him temporarily trapped in a world where no one can see him, he gradually begins to grow stir-crazy stuck in the underground lab, and begins to realize that he now has the ability to do anything, criminal or not, and could get away with it. Without authorization from the Pentagon and aided by fellow researchers Linda McKay (Elisabeth Shue), Sebastian's ex-lover Linda's current flame, Matthew Kensington (Josh Brolin) veterinarian and animal specialist Sarah Kennedy (Kim Dickens) and assistants Carter Abbey (Greg Grunberg), Frank Chase (Joey Slotnick), and Janice Walton (Mary Randle), Sebastian injects himself with the invisibility serum, and although a rocky journey, the next quantum step works, leaving him exactly like the animals they had previously tested. Following experimentations that claim bringing the animals back to visibility are successful and relatively harmless, it is time for a human to become the next test subject, and Sebastian is determined to be that man. Slick hotshot Sebastian Caine (Kevin Bacon) is a self-titled genius, the head of an exclusive research team being financed by the Pentagon who has discovered the DNA formula with the ability to render animals invisible. While problematic in more ways than one, the picture also holds the distinction of actually working as a spooky horror picture, albeit one that is particularly more gruesome and violent than most. The possibilities for what could be done with this idea are seemingly endless, and "Hollow Man," directed by hit-or-miss director Paul Verhoeven (1992's "Basic Instinct," 1997's "Starship Troopers"), has taken advantage of this novel approach, offering up the type of state-of-the-art special effects that have never been seen on the big screen before.
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Sure, there was 1992's big-budget fiasco, "Memoirs of an Invisible Man," starring Chevy Chase, but that was a black comedy, rather than a thriller that truly delves into the mind of a slightly unhinged human subject who has decided to become invisible. In an age when computers and visual effects are cinematically at the top of their games, it's curious that a film hasn't been made sooner about a psychotic invisible man.