(some spoilers) - as if you wouldn't know how it'll end

My expectations for HOLLOW MAN were high. A very good commercial, a director like Paul Verhoeven and actors like Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue, plus a very interesting theme - invisibility. Every premise for a great movie was accomplished. Unfortunately these things didn't matter at all. The movie was very very week, without suspense and awfully predictable. 

It's all about a bunch of scientists who discovered invisibility. After the tests on animals succeeded, Kevin Bacon decides to test it on himself. Once he's invisible, he changes completely, realizing the advantages of not being seen. From this to murder there's a very thin line.

Hollow Man is an ill movie. It suffers of the disease that many new movies have: the special effects. From a challenging theme that could have lead the producers to a great tensed psychological thriller, Verhoeven ruins everything focusing only on special effects, without giving a damn about the real value of the movie. I must admit, the fx are awesome, probably the best i have seen since Matrix, but that's not enough to make a movie good. Actually that's the problem with the movies today. Just like Verhoeven, most directors care only about spectacular scenes - and nothing more. The exceptions are very few, and probably the Matrix is the only movie that combines perfectly fabulous special effects and great plot.

After Starship Troopers, Verhoeven disappoints again. In stead of a great film, HM is cr*p. There are only 2 reasons why you could watch this movie: 1. the special effects 2. the joke with Superman and Wonder Woman (i won't spoil this moment for you...)

Okay, so what went wrong with the movie? Everything. Let's see what i can remember.

--- It's not tensed at all. It should've been, but it's not.

--- It's too predictable . You know from the beginning who will die and who will live.

--- In stead of focusing on the psychological part, Verhoeven cares only about the effects.

--- Very many cliches. 

--- Of course the bad guy wakes up a few times before dying.

--- Just like in every low quality horror, the first rule is to let the characters separate as much as possible. Every time there is somebody alone in the lab, perfect victim for Bacon.

--- Some holes in the plot. Example: at the beginning, Bacon has to scan his finger to enter the lab. After he's invisible, how can he do that?

--- The ending: absolutely horrible.

--- After Shue hits Bacon in the head, Bacon falls down to the ground. Then Shue and Brolin leave quietly and slowly, without looking back. Is that normal? Then Bacon gets up, attacks them, they "kill" him again. And then Shue screams "I heard an explosion" (happened minutes ago), and they suddenly run inside. Didn't she hear that explosion some time before?

--- There's a scene in which you can see the microphones hanging above the actors. Come on, Mr Verhoeven , i expected much more from you!

So that's about Hollow Man. What was supposed to be a great movie turned into a scam. 

Vote: 4 out of 10 (for the special effects)
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Som om du inte visste hur det skulle sluta Mina förväntningar på HOLOW MAN var höga. En mycket bra reklamfilm, en regissör som Paul Verhoeven och skådespelare som Kevin Bacon och Elisabeth Shue, plus ett mycket intressant tema - osynlighet. Alla premisser för en bra film blev genomförda. Tyvärr spelade dessa saker ingen roll alls. Filmen var väldigt mycket vecka, utan spänning och väldigt förutsägbar. Det handlar om ett gäng forskare som upptäckte osynlighet. Efter att djurförsöken lyckats bestämmer sig Kevin Bacon för att testa det på sig själv. När han väl är osynlig förändras han fullständigt, och inser fördelarna med att inte bli sedd. Från detta till mord finns det en mycket tunn linje. Hollow Man är en dålig film. Den lider av den sjukdom som många nya filmer har: specialeffekterna. Från ett utmanande tema som kunde ha lett producenterna till en stor spänd psykologisk thriller, Verhoeven förstör allt med fokus enbart på specialeffekter, utan att ge ett skit om det verkliga värdet av filmen. Jag måste erkänna att fx är toppen, förmodligen det bästa jag har sett sedan Matrix, men det räcker inte för att göra en film bra. Det är problemet med filmerna idag. Precis som Verhoeven bryr sig de flesta regissörer bara om spektakulära scener - och inget mer. Undantagen är mycket få, och förmodligen Matrix är den enda filmen som kombinerar helt fantastiska specialeffekter och bra intrig. Efter stjärnskeppet Troopers gör Verhoeven ännu en gång besviken. I stället för en bra film, HM är cr*p. Det finns bara 2 anledningar till varför du kunde titta på denna film: 1. specialeffekter 2. skämtet med Stålmannen och Wonder Woman (jag kommer inte att förstöra detta ögonblick för dig ...) Okej, så vad gick fel med filmen? Allt. Låt oss se vad jag kan minnas. --- Det är inte spänt alls. Det borde det ha varit, men det är det inte. --- Det är för förutsägbart. Du vet från början vem som kommer att dö och vem som kommer att leva. ---- Istället för att fokusera på den psykologiska delen, bryr sig Verhoeven bara om effekterna. --- Väldigt många klichéer. --- Självklart vaknar skurken upp några gånger innan han dör. ---- Precis som i varje låg kvalitet skräck, den första regeln är att låta karaktärerna separera så mycket som möjligt. Varje gång det är någon ensam i labbet, perfekt offer för Bacon. --- Några hål i tomten. Exempel: i början måste Bacon skanna fingret för att komma in i labbet. När han är osynlig, hur kan han göra det? ---- Slutet: helt hemskt. ---- Efter att Shue träffat Bacon i huvudet faller Bacon ner till marken. Sedan går Shue och Brolin tyst och långsamt, utan att se tillbaka. Är det normalt? Sen går Bacon upp, attackerar dem, de "dödar" honom igen. Och då skriker Shue "Jag hörde en explosion" (för några minuter sedan), och de springer plötsligt in. Hörde hon inte explosionen förut? ---- Det finns en scen där man kan se mikrofonerna hänga ovanför skådespelarna. Kom igen, mr Verhoeven, jag förväntade mig mycket mer av er! Så det gäller Hollow Man. Det som skulle vara en bra film blev en bluff. Rösta: 4 av 10 (för specialeffekterna) Hur skulle du beskriva känslan av denna recension? ALTERNATIV: - negativ - positiv
As if you didn't know how it would end My expectations of HOLOW MAN were high. A very good commercial, a director like Paul Verhoeven and actors like Kevin Bacon and Elisabeth Shue, plus a very interesting theme - invisibility. All the premises for a good film were fulfilled. Unfortunately, these things didn't matter at all. The film was very much week, without excitement and very predictable. It's about a bunch of scientists who discovered invisibility. After the animal experiments succeed, Kevin Bacon decides to test it on himself. Once invisible, he changes completely, realizing the benefits of not being seen. From this to murder, there is a very thin line. Hollow Man is a bad movie. It suffers from the disease that many new films have: the special effects. From a challenging theme that could have led the producers to a large tense psychological thriller, Verhoeven destroys everything with focus only on special effects, without giving a shit about the real value of the film. I have to admit that fx is great, probably the best I've seen since the Matrix, but it's not enough to make a movie good. That's the problem with the movies today. Like Verhoeven, most directors only care about spectacular scenes - and nothing more. The exceptions are very few, and probably the Matrix is the only film that combines absolutely amazing special effects and good plot. After the starship Troopers, Verhoeven disappoints once again. Instead of a good movie, HM is cr*p. There are only 2 reasons why you could watch this movie: 1. special effects 2. the joke of Superman and Wonder Woman (I won't ruin this moment for you...) Okay, so what went wrong with the movie? Everything. Let's see what I can remember. --- It's not tense at all. It should have been, but it's not. --- It's too predictable. You know from the beginning who's going to die and who's going to live. --- instead of focusing on the psychological part, Verhoeven only cares about the effects. --- Very many clichés. -- Of course the bad guy wakes up a few times before he dies. --- Just like in every low quality horror, the first rule is to let the characters separate as much as possible. Every time there's someone alone in the lab, perfect victim of Bacon. - A few holes in Santa Claus. Example: In the beginning, Bacon must scan the finger to enter the lab. When he's invisible, how can he do that? ----- The end: absolutely horrible. ----- After Shue hits Bacon in the head, Bacon falls to the ground. Then Shue and Brolin go quietly and slowly, without looking back. Is that normal? Then Bacon goes up, attacks them, they "kill" him again. And then Shue screams "I heard an explosion" (a few minutes ago), and they suddenly run in. Didn't she hear the explosion before? --- There's a scene where you can see the microphones hanging above the actors. Come on, Mr. Verhoeven, I expected a lot more of you! So it's about Hollow Man. What would be a good movie became a hoax. Vote: 4 out of 10 (for the special effects) How would you describe the feeling of this review? ALTERNATIVE: - negative - positive
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