Review of Hollow Man

Hollow Man (2000)
7/10
A Paul Verhoeven Nightmare
15 October 2020
His movies are always excessively violent but this one gave me a bad headache. Kevin Bacon has a tendency to show off his tight body and I suspect that he is an exhibitionist. That being said, his character is sadistic, voyeuristic, and likes to kill animals and people. Like all typical "invisible man" movies, his inability to reverse the procedure and return to normal drives him insane. The only saving grace of this film is the spellbinding final half hour where he relentlessly pursues his former girlfriend and others in a runaway elevator. It will remind you of the first Terminator film (also by Verhoven). I found this film, in general, to be greatly unenjoyable in spite of the great special effects. Tons of blood. A slasher movie. The only enjoyable invisible man film that I know of is "Abbott & Costello Met the Invisible Man". But, this one is a real stinker.
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