Hollow Man
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Hollow Man (released in 2000) is a science fiction thriller film starring Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Shue, and Josh Brolin and directed by Paul Verhoeven. The story is loosely based on The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells. It is followed by a direct-to-video sequel Hollow Man 2, released in 2006.
Plot
Bacon plays Sebastian Caine, a brilliant but egotistical and arrogant scientist who, with a few others — including his ex-girlfriend Linda McKay (Shue) and his friend (and Linda's new beau) Matt Kensington (Brolin) — work on an invisibility serum for the U.S. military. The serum works on animal subjects, but Caine lies to the oversight committee and decides to test the serum on himself. At first, the procedure is a success. Caine initially enjoys and subsequently begins to abuse his invisibility, going so far as to rape his neighbor. When he is unable to return to visibility, Caine becomes increasingly unhinged and deranged, endangering the lives of his co-workers. This ultimately leads to a tense and lethal game of cat-and-mouse.
Controversy
Despite receiving mixed critical reaction, one supporter of the film at the time of its release was film critic David Manning who gave the film critical praise. In late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to be fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.As of August 2005, Sony has agreed to refund $5 to anyone who saw the film - as well as A Knight's Tale, The Animal, The Patriot or Vertical Limit - in American theatres between August 3, 2000 and October 31, 2001.
External links
- [}}}] at Rotten Tomatoes
- [Official Court Notice of David Manning settlement]
- [Roger Ebert's review of Hollow Man at rogerebert.com]
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