Review of The Invisible Man

The Invisible man was certainly an interesting film. I cannot say that I would categorize it anywhere near a horror film, but I did enjoy aspects of it. Jack's whole maniacal and borderline insane demeanor was what made the movie fun to watch. His various antics and hysterical laughter was very entertaining. The scene in the bar where Jack is in only a shirt and is being chased around the table laughing was amusing. And going back to his laughter, it was very similar to that of The Joker in his various iterations in film.

The reason I cannot categorize this movie as a horror movie is due to the fact that it is not terrifying and there are no attempts at making it so. Yes, Jack murders for seemingly no reason and terrorizes nearly everyone, but he does it while laughing and this creates a sort of light undertone, making it feel like it is not as serious as it needs to be. And there are characters like the wife of the bar owner who are insufferable and whose reactions are very far from that of reality. Her hysteric episodes and screaming were irritating and unnecessary. They felt theatrical rather than genuine and I unconsciously rolled my eyes during these scenes. There were times I considered even stopping the movie because these scenes were so poor.

Were it not for Jack's entertaining performance, I would not have enjoyed this movie nearly as much. The story itself was okay, but Jack's God complex and lack of empathy for others made a horrid movie a decent one.