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Jacquin
Coming
to Bluray, DVD and Digital from writer/director Leigh Whannell and Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment comes the story of fear and disbelief and it all
starts with THE INVISIBLE MAN.
Cecelia
Kass (Elisabeth Moss) is in a dangerous marriage to husband Marc (Benedict
Hardie) and in one night manages to escape with sister Alice (Harriet Dyer).
Making it clear she has to hide; Alice sends her to James (Aldis Hodge) a
police officer who lives with young daughter Sydney (Storm Reid).
Days
go by and Cecelia cannot manage to walk out the door constantly watching for
Marc out the big house window. It is not until Alice arrives to tell her that
Marc is no longer a worry, does she start to feel free to go outside and
finally have a life that is not controlled by her husband.
Marc’s
brother Tom (Michael Dorman) sees Cecelia to let her know that there is an
inheritance to be signed for. Believing that Tom finally understands the hell
she was living in does Cecelia feel even more free from that life.
She
decides it’s time to find a job and yet something wakes her up at night and
begins to have her on guard again. There are strange happenings that leads her
to believe that Marc is not dead but getting everyone else to believe what she
is saying proves difficult.
Cecelia’s
life becomes dangerous as each unexplained event is more and more life
threatening. People begin to turn away from her which is a feeling she is all
to familiar with. This time, she knows every move she makes – Cecelia is on her
own.
How
do you prove what no one else sees?
Moss
as Cecelia is a woman coming from a seriously dreaded marriage. Finding the
strength to leave brings a new set of anxieties and fears. Feeling comfortable
only means that the fears she thought were gone, were only lying in wait. I
knew Moss could pull this off because I have seen what she can do in the Hulu
series The Handmaid’s Tale as June/Offred. That role is as intense as one can
be so playing Cecelia is a walk in the park.
Hodge
as James is a solid guy that wants to help Cecelia get through whatever has
been happening to her. As a cop he knows how to be aware but then again that is
when you can see the bad guy! Hardie as Marc is one twisted character and with
the help of Dorman as brother Tom, the two seem to have their own history
together.
Dryer
as sister Alice comes to the rescue but there comes a point where the craziness
begins to affect even their relationship. Dryer is smart as a whip and does not
hold back. Reid as Sydney is a young woman with serious ambitions and who
genuinely likes Cecelia, but danger has a way of testing any friendship.
Other
cast include Amali golden as Annie and Sam Smith as Detective Reckley.
Universal
Pictures Home Entertainment has just added an amazing film to their library and
making it available for us to all experience and re-experience in our own home
theaters. There are films of every genre available from scary to drama to
family films. For more of what they have to offer please visit www.uphe.com.
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The
Bonus Features include: Deleted Scenes, Moss Manifested, Director’s Journey
with Leigh Whannell, The Players, Timeless Terror, Feature Commentary with
Writer/Director Leigh Whannell. THE INVISIBLE MAN will also be available on
4K Ultra HD which is the ultimate movie watching experience. 4K Ultra HD
features the combination of 4K, resolution for four times sharper pictures than
HD and immersive audio delivering a multidimensional sound experience.
THE
INVISIBLE MAN has the plot that is recognizable from other films such as 1991’s
SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY with Julia Roberts and 2002’s ENOUGH with Jennifer
Lopez. The story of an abusive and life controlling husband is what Roberts ran
away from and a husband who will never let his wife go is what Lopez fought
back against.
That
being said, Moss gets a chance to mix in a little sci-fi into this story line
so there’s that. Look, is this reinventing the wheel? Of course not but, in the
films defense, it does have some cool and spooky scenes that force you to never
take your eye off the story. There might be one or two scenes where I briefly
thought “yea, that’s not believable at all” but was okay with it.
The
effects are pretty cool, but I would expect nothing less. The days of crappy
effects are long gone so there is no excuse to go “oooooooohhhh no” when you
see something out of the corner of your eye.
THE
INVISIBLE MAN is just pure fun and a reason to hold tight to your bucket of
popcorn or the arm of the person sitting next to you. I still love to see films
that does not require anything other than your full attention, your willingness
to jump and see the end coming from a mile away but go along for the ride for
the pure satisfaction.
In
the end – what you cannot see can hurt you!
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