Kevin Bacon stars as Sebastian Caine- a gifted, driven, and hard working, but also very arrogant and entitled scientist who, along with his team, are developing some revolutionary new intelligence technology for a military organization.
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Their project is a serum that renders the user invisible. Testing on animals worked just fine, and, despite some hesitancy, Caine, pressured by the organization and his own impatience, goes ahead with a human trial Things start out fine, but they didn't count on the side effects, namely that the serum is irreversible. Sebastian soon goes insane, and it's not long before his madness consumes him and he turns into a homicidal maniac. Kevin Bacon is a good choice for the lead, doing a great job of bringing Caine's arrogance and madness to life. The two most notable cast members backing him up are Elisabeth Shue as one of his team and a former lover , and Josh Brolin as another team member and current lover of Shue's character.
The film starts off great, with big ideas, thoughtfulness, and wonderful effects. Verhoeven is known for this sort of thing, so I wasn't surprised. Unlike some of his other violent but intelligent sci-fi efforts though, this one starts off strong then devolves into a typical slasher movie.
That's not a completely bad thing, but it is disappointing. They also seem really eager to get right to the mayhem aspect of Caine's insanity instead of drawing out the suspense. All in all, this is a really flawed, but still decently entertaining effort.
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Interesting concept by director Paul Verhoeven, Hollow Man is an intense Sci Fi horror film with a good cast of actors. The special effects are well done, however considering that this is a film by Paul Verhoevem, it lacks in delivering what you'd expect from the man that brought classic films such as Robocop, Total Recall and Starship Troopers to the screen.
This is still a well acted film that has it its moments. Kevin Bacon gives a stunning performance, and Hollow Man manages to thrill despite its flaws. I felt that this was a departure from Verhoeven's previous work, because after all he did direct Robocop. Hollow Man though is a good film for what it is as it blends Sci Fi elements with horror and thrills into one film. The story is quite interesting, and works quite well. However there are a few things that could have been done better.
Despite the flaws the film is quite entertaining and is visually appealing as well as having an interesting plot. The acting performances delivered by the cast are wonderful and they each bring something effective to the screen. Kevin Bacon is great in his role of Sebastian Caine. Verohoeven's change of direction works well, and he proves that he can make something different while retaining his signature style. Hollow Man is an effective Sci Fi horror film that has an intricate story and good acting. This is a better film than what most people say and it delivers effective chills with a good enough story to keep you interested till the end.
A good film worthy to watch. There I did it in 4!!! More Top Movies Trailers. DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Black Panther Dominates Honorees. Trending on RT Avengers: Post Share on Facebook. View All Videos 1. Movie Info At a top-secret military lab, a group of brilliant young scientists have just unlocked the secret of invisibility. The team's arrogant leader, Sebastian Caine, ignores the risks and decides to test the dangerous procedure on himself- only to discover his fellow scientists are unable to reverse the effect.
Working around the clock, Caine's colleagues struggle to devise an antidote. But Sebastian's intoxication with his new found power is growing, and he's come to believe his colleagues may be a threat to his very existence. Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Caine. Elisabeth Shue as Linda McKay. Josh Brolin as Matthew Kensington.
Kim Dickens as Sarah Kennedy. Greg Grunberg as Carter Abbey.
Joey Slotnick as Frank Chase. William Devane as Dr. Mary Jo Randle as Janice Walton. Rhona Mitra as Sebastian's neighbor. Pablo Espinosa as Warehouse Guard. Margot Rose as Mrs. Jeffrey George Scaperotta as Boy in Car. Sarah Bowles as Girl in Car. The figure, however, is Turner , who used Griffin's discarded syringe to become invisible as well. Reisner, backing away, is hit and killed by a speeding car. Griffin takes Maggie to her old college laboratory to create the Buffer for him.
Griffin forces her to inject herself with it first, then injects himself with another dose. With his survival seemingly assured, Griffin tries to kill Maggie, but Turner intervenes and knocks him out of the laboratory window. Turner runs outside, where Griffin renders him unconscious. As Griffin slowly turns visible, Maggie reveals that he has been poisoned, as the vial contained rat poison ; she loses consciousness.
Enraged, Griffin takes a shovel and attempts to kill her, but Turner, having recovered, stops him and kills him with the shovel. He then carries Maggie away for medical attention, leaving Griffin's body outside in the rain. A few days later, Maggie is recovering in hospital and is poised to be released. Heather tells her that Turner has not been found.
Maggie insists that he will come back to her, as she knows he needs her. Outside, they are being watched by a hooded invisible man, presumably Turner, who then walks away. The script includes a lot of references to the novel The Invisible Man by H. Wells , including the naming of Griffin, which is the same as Wells' invisible man. Wells' The Invisible Man , Griffin is beaten to death with objects also including a shovel. There were only visual effects shots in the whole film, and 80 of them were simply wire removals. The film was released direct-to-video on May 23, Along with the film, the DVD also included the "Inside Hollow Man 2" featurette, a visual effects featurette and storyboards.
In Mill Creek Entertainment released the film for the first time on Blu-ray in a 2 pack set along with the original Hollow Man ; all extras were dropped for the Blu-ray release.
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