The Invisible Man: H.G. Wells Would Be Proud!

Inspired by H.G. Wells' great 1897 sci-fi novel of the same name, this film is suspenseful – at times terrifying – and lots of fun.  Director/Screenwriter Leigh Whannell has done a fine job updating the novel and putting spousal abuse front-and-center.  It's an extremely well-crafted B-movie, elevated by Elisabeth Moss' performance.  It's not a role that will get her nominated for an AA, but she conveys anxiety, helplessness, desperation, and simmering rage about as well as anyone out there now.  Her character is much like the one she plays in "The Handmaid's Tale." Cecilia Kass (Moss) is a victim of spousal abuse.  The movie starts with Cecilia's middle-of-the night escape from her controlling, physically- and emotionally-abusive, super-rich, optical-science-genius husband, Adrian (Oliver Jackson-Cohen).  Cecilia is aided in her escape by her sister, Alice (Harriet Dyer), with whom she has a conflictual relationship.  Cecilia starts living with a policeman friend, James (Aldis Hodge), and his teenage daughter, Sydney (Storm Reid), but she is certain that Adrian will try to find her, so she can barely get herself to leave their house.  A few weeks later, Cecilia learns from Adrian's attorney brother, Tom (Michael Dorman), that Adrian couldn't bear to live without her and committed suicide!  Despite their relationship having gone south, Adrian still left her 5 million dollars! Adrian, however, isn't really dead.  He has invented a suit so optically-advanced that it makes him invisible.  Adrian then starts to terrify and play all kinds of mind games on Cecilia.  She tells her sister and James that Adrian isn't dead and that he has made himself invisible, but they think she has flipped out! Can Cecilia free herself from Adrian, or will he kill her or force her to return to him?  You will have to see it to find out! Bottom Line: "The Invisible Man" is a sci-fi, horror, thriller that's a fun night at the movies, but it will shock you at times and is graphically violent, so be prepared!  "The Invisible Man" can't be seen, but his presence can sure be felt!