Hollow Man
Review by: Kimberlee Dawn
   

 
Columbia Pictures and Soney Productions Film
Cast:
Elisabeth Shue as Linda
Kevin Bacon as Sebastian
Josh Brolin as Matt
Kim Dickens as Sarah
Greg Grunberg as Carter
Joey Blotnick as Frank
Marg Randle as Jennifer

At first I was thrilled with the special effects, and actually anticipated a sequel - and it was only 30 minutes into the film. I was so excited I was ready to phone my Mom and suggest she pick it up asap! By one hour into it I was mad and dreaded watching the rest. I certainly can't recommend this to any PSI believers or sci-fi fans and keep my head up in public.

The special effects were interesting and exciting, loaded with color and movement; however, I don't know if the animal/human body becomes invisible skin-first or not. Kevin Bacon's character is a known manipulative liar and intellectual genius that is sexually frustrated has no life and a God complex (i.e.: an extreme superiority complex). No research team with today's technology would allow this type of a personality to engage in an important experiment, much less have no clinical condition standards at all; and I was insulted that they would have us believe any of the rest of the plot either. Such as when Kevin Bacon is set completely on fire, but then is able to rise and attack a few more times with incredible strength and vigor. Elisabeth Shue plays the part of a stupid blond in the movie who sleeps with any good looking male work associate. After her shoulder gets clipped dramatically in an elevator shaft, by the runaway elevator no less, she still has enough strength in that particular arm to hold and pull herself up the elevator cable she is dangling from. These are only a few of the story-plot's sad reminders that the movie is simply a special effect demonstration.

This movie has absolutely no psychic educational value - yet considering the lead character is invisible they could have included some of the personal traumas or any other related issues that many 4D entities (spiritual beings who are invisible to the human eye and normal perception) experience themselves. It would have created a great sub-plot but the writers missed the mark by a farmer's mile.

There are rough sexual scenes and connotations, so don't pass this movie off on the kids because of the special effect visuals