“Think You’re Alone? Think Again.” Synopsis: When the leader of a team of scientists volunteers to be the test subject for their experiment in human invisibility, he slowly unravels and turns against them, with horrific consequences.

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Calamity Brains:

For you, dear readers, I have seen Hollow Man more than once.

There is really no reason to watch Hollow Man at all, unless you’re hugely into Kevin Bacon or his CGI penis. And even then – just skip to the good stuff, man.

Though the concept is good (largely because it’s heavily similar to H.G. Wells’ novel “The Invisible Man,” the movie is slow, cringey, and awkward. As possible as it is to accept the premise of invisible Kevin Bacon slowly going insane, his character Sebastian does very little to endear himself to the viewer even before he starts to fall apart, making some of what follows seem possibly within character for the scientist even without any devolution. For the most part, what Hollow Man shows is also more tame than it should be, which means the bursts of violence/creepiness/awkwardness end up feeling very sudden. It’s also rare for the tension to be ramped up appropriately, which just emphasizes the problem.

I did enjoy seeing little baby Greg Grunberg in Hollow Man, as well as hearing Elisabeth Shue talk time travel… but it’s hardly enough to keep such an awkward movie going. For those who aren’t super into Kevin Bacon, you can safely give Hollow Man a pass.

Calamity Brains’ Rating: C
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