Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN Was a Seriously Twisted and Sinister Psychological Horror Thriller

I was actually looking forward to seeing Universal Pictures’ latest reimagining of The Invisible Man. I liked what I saw in the trailers, and I thought the direction that writer and director Leigh Whannell was going to take the story in was an interesting one.

The story follows a character named Cecilia (Elisabeth Moss) who escapes an abusive relationship. After she leaves the guy, she learns that her ex committed suicide and that he left her $5 million contingent on her not breaking the law. As she begins to rebuild her life, strange things start to happen, and she begins to suspect her deceased ex might not actually be dead. She thinks he faked it to continue to torture her, but as you might expect… no one believes her.

I won’t reveal any more than that in terms of the story, but this film goes into some super dark and disturbing territory. The tstuff her ex does is some seriously sinister and twisted shit. I expected the film to be dark and jacked-up to an extent, but I was not expecting what this movie actually delivered as the story played out.

I was on the edge of my seat the whole time, and there were a few moments that genuinely shocked me and the rest of the audience I saw the movie with. This was a pretty crazy movie, and I loved it! This was one hell of a great psychological horror thriller, and I think audiences, especially horror movie fans, are going to enjoy it. There’s a lot that I just didn’t expect and see coming.

Moss gave an insanely fantastic performance in this film! Taking on a role like this wouldn’t be easy for any actor, but she owned the role and killed it. It’s performances like this that tend to get considered for award nominations, and I would like to see that happen for Moss. The rest of the cast including Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, and Michael Dorman all delivered wonderful performances.

I think The Invisible Man is going to surprise a lot of audiences. While it didn’t have the classic Universal monster vibe that it was inspired by, it still ended up being a great film in its own right. It’s a film worth seeing on the big screen!