![]() ![]() The first half-hour of Hollow Man is the best, when we're introduced to these wow-inducing, eye-popping visual effects. With Caine growing further and further mad, the rest of the crew try to find a way to revert him back to his normal state, not knowing Caine is beginning to prefer his invisibility and will do anything to keep it. Caine, being the egotistical hothead that he is, performs the procedure on himself, but finds he is unable to return to his human state. ![]() The goal: to achieve the power of invisibility, as well as the ability to return to a visible state. Kevin Bacon stars as Sebastian Caine, a scientist working with a diverse crew in an underground laboratory on a military project. So when the movie goes to cliche hell in its final 1/3, you'll be very disappointed even though the action is still entertaining. Hollow Man is a film of great potential, packed with terrific special effects and a surprisingly engaging cast (the exceptions being Josh Brolin and Elisabeth Shue). Seeing the film again, I had the exact same feeling. ** out of **** I've seen Hollow Man twice now, the first time in theaters, where I had the distinct impression that I'd seen a fast-paced thriller that was nonetheless entirely disposable and unfulfilling. ![]()
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