The Invisible Man

What You Can’t See Can Hurt You

The Invisible Man is Elisabeth Moss’ most recent project following the successful season three of The Handmaid’s Tale. I went last Saturday to see it with one of my girlfriends and it did not disappoint. However, I will warn you that if you have ever been in a relationship with someone who has emotionally manipulated you then you really should watch this with people that are understanding and not in the movie theater. My adrenaline spiked during the opening scene and did not stop until after I got home and settled in.

Warning: After the short blurb below, this review will continue into things that may be triggering to those who have experienced emotional abuse at the hands of a significant other that then evolved into stalking. Please read at your own discretion.

When Cecilia’s abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. ~ IMBD.com

In this movie based off of the novel of the same name by H.G. Wells as well as acting as a reboot of a series of the same name as well, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) barely escapes with the help from her sister from her abusive boyfriend, Adrian Griffin. This abusive boyfriend is not only wealthy but is also a genius in the world of optics and what they can be used for.

After escaping, Cecilia hides out with a childhood friend and his teenage daughter. She hasn’t visited with her sister in this time because her abusive ex knows where she lives. When she comes by to visit unexpectedly, Cecilia is angry with her until she tells her that her ex is supposedly dead from committing suicide. The next day when she collects the mail, she discovers a letter that has no return address on it that requested her to meet with Adrian’s brother, Tom, who was also his lawyer. He informs her that his brother, despite Cecilia’s leaving him, has left her a sum of $5 million dollars to be paid over the course of four years without taxes on it.

She agrees to it, but soon things start getting weird. She starts to feel as if she’s being watched. When she goes to an interview for an architectural firm, she discovers that the work she had made sure was packed. However, upon opening the portfolio she discovers they’re missing. She then collapses on the floor due to a high amount of diazepam in her system. Things continue to get weird as she is isolated from her family and friends that she did not do with the last straw being her sister’s throat being slit in a public location.

I won’t ruin the rest of the story for you, but it ends up ending in a great way for Cecilia despite the hell she goes through during the rest of the movie. Now for me, this was a fantastic movie. I’ve never read the original novel by H.G. Wells, but I’ve seen bits of the series from the early 2000s. But the premise of those is that the invisibility was due to a science experiment gone wrong, much like the creation of The Hulk and Mr. Hyde. However, this takes a new turn on the story that is something that I would have never dreamed of.

Although I enjoyed the movie, I really couldn’t help but think about how glad I was that my situation never got to this. This took stalking to a whole new level in regards to the world and let’s be honest, someone with a suit that could allow them to essentially become perfectly invisible is terrifying in so many ways.

As I stated above, I highly recommend seeing the movie, but if you have had any type of situation like this happen in your life, please don’t watch it alone. I was glad I went to see it with a friend, and I enjoyed the movie. But I definitely wasn’t expecting to feel as immersed as I did in the movie.

All in all, I rate this about a 8.5 out of 10 stars in regards to how good it was. Happy viewing!

XOXO,