‘The Invisible Man’ and the horrors of abuse — movie review
The Invisible Man modernizes the classic 1933 Universal Monsters movie with a take on abusive relationships, gaslighting, and toxic masculinity
Quick review: The Invisible Man is a terrifyingly suspenseful and emotional modern update to the 1933 original film.
★★★★★
It would have been so easy for director Leigh Whannell to go for easy scares with a premise like The Invisible Man. Instead, he almost does the exact opposite and allows the movie to build to something as he flips H. G. Wells’ 1897 science fiction novel and 1933 film adaptation into the modern age.
In this version, we follow Cecilia Kass (Elizabeth Moss) as she starts her new life after finally getting away from her abusive ex-boyfriend Adrian Griffin (Oliver Jackson-Cohen), a renowned scientist and entrepreneur. In the opening scene, we watch Cecilia execute her long-awaited plan as she slips out of bed having just drugged Adrian to keep him asleep. It’s a perfect example of how much of a grasp Whannell has on constructing a…