When Your Invisibae Acts Up...

I’ve been super pressed for the release of The Invisible Man- especially because the first horror movie I saw this year wasn’t that great (see previous post about The Grudge). This film is a remake of the classic Universal movie but of course in 2020, it was much spookier than the one we are used to.

Before we get started I would like to share a brief story about how somebody’s aunty stole my seat in the movie theater. Obviously all seats are reserved these days so when I walked up to E12 and saw Aunt Pam (she looked like a Pam) reclined and living the good life in my favorite end seat I told her she was in my seat. Her response? “Oh chile I don’t know I just sat down.”  Pam! Get tf up!

Ok anywhoo.

The movie tells the story of Cecilia, a woman who has just escaped her abusive husband, Adrian. Not too long after her escape she is informed he has committed suicide. She refuses to believe he would do something like that - knowing how abusive and controlling he is. Cecilia has moved in with her friend James and his daughter Sydney and now that her husband is dead and has left her a boatload of money she thinks Life is Good *Future voice*.

But then things get weird. She has a feeling someone is watching her. Everyone thinks she is crazy and spiraling mentally. But she’s right- Adrian has found a way to turn himself invisible and is torturing her. This movie does a good job of making you think you’re crazy just like Cecilia. Since you know that Adrian is following her you find yourself looking at chairs to see if they move or looking at the air around her to see if you see a breath in the cold air. It’s truly maddening. Once James and Sydney turn on Cecilia, believing she has snapped and punched Sydney, you feel bad for her because now she’s alone. Adrian manages to even kill her sister in public and frame her for the murder because obviously no one sees him. I was clutching my pearls the entire time.

I will say that this movie was predictable as far as the plot goes. The scares were real. It was a thrilling ride. But nothing about the movie really surprised me as far as the plot and the semi happy ending. I did enjoy the movie but it really isn’t something you didn’t see coming from the first scene of the movie. The clues were all there from the very beginning when Cecilia escapes the mansion. The movie was truly spooky and was filmed beautifully. The jump scares didn’t overdo it and it had a creepy feeling throughout.

Since were all stuck at home and the movie theaters have shut down, you can rent the movie on demand or on Prime. For TWENTY dollars. I know. That was my response too- a wtf moment. I suggest waiting until it’s on demand like, for free with one of your movie subscriptions or at least the normal $5 price. It’s a pandemic. That price is wild.