The idea of what we would allow ourselves to do if no one could see us is an interesting premise in itself. How much impact would morals have on us? Would we go by the motto "If you can't see it, then it didn't happen"? This is the basic concept of Hollow Man, a disturbing and fascinating thriller.
Dr. Sebastian Caine (played with awesome menace by Kevin Bacon) is turned invisible by his fellow scientists as an experiment which could possibly benefit the military in a large way. Of course shit goes wrong, and he ends up being stuck as an invisible man. At first, he seems quite harmless performing jokes as serious as going "Boo" at someone in the dark. As time goes on and Sebastian begins to feel the power, everyone including his fellow scientists, invisible dogs, and naked neighbors become vulnerable to danger at his hands.
The special effects in Hollow Man are easily the best things about the movie. The transformation scenes with Sebastian are ridiculously authentic and powerful. This really looks like a surgery that could be done in any hospital today. So yeah, scenes with Sebastian doing things as simple as throwing water on himself just look so amazing and fucking cool.
My biggest problem with Hollow Man unfortunately, is the length. There are definitely some legit thrills in this movie, but overall I feel like some of them went on for too long. The last act of the movie feels like it goes on for about 15 minutes too long, where nothing happens except Sebastian picking off his fellow teammates because of the fear of getting turned in. We know that once one of them is alone, they will become Sebastian's next victim. So when it happens...the scenes become a bit stale as a result of how expected they are.
Despite an unneeded length, Hollow Man is a very interesting thriller with an awesome idea and stellar special effects. Definitely recommended for those who circle jerk over worthy CGI effects.
3/4
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