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The Invisible

PG-13 Released Apr 27, 2007 1h 42m Mystery & Thriller Fantasy List
20% Tomatometer 59 Reviews 57% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin), a promising young writer, is the victim of a violent attack, then is left for dead. He hovers in a realm between life and death, and the living cannot see him. Nick must unravel the mystery of what happened to him before time runs out and he is lost forever.
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Dull and confusing execution makes this ghost story utterly forgettable and unintentionally funny.

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Roger Moore Orlando Sentinel Rated: 3/5 May 13, 2009 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Teen angst is teen angst whether it's DOA or MIA, and c'mon, if you really want to go all Swede-emo on us, you're always going to run up against the immovable cinematic woegasm that was Ingmar Bergman. Never a smart move, that. Rated: 2/5 May 7, 2007 Full Review Joshua Rothkopf Time Out My screening presented the final reel upside down and backward; no difference whatsoever. Rated: 1/6 May 5, 2007 Full Review Kevin Carr 7M Pictures Yes, it's a great premise, but the execution was very weak. Rated: 1.5/5 Apr 27, 2014 Full Review Steve Newton Georgia Straight Director David S. Goyer turned the familiar sights of our fair city into a seething battleground for vampires in 2004's Blade: Trinity, but his latest Vancouver-shot supernatural flick doesn't have nearly as much bite. Rated: 1/5 Jul 6, 2010 Full Review Joseph Proimakis Movies for the Masses idea dramatos poy ginetai idea thriler me eyeliktes symbaseis, ginetai syntoma Arlekin efibikoy aghoys poy den thes na diabaseis Rated: 1/5 Jan 26, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rogue P Absolutely stunning movie! Massively underrated. Not many people understood the film it wasn’t a ghost gimmick it was beautiful and about the heavy burdens we carry and how our family have a massive impact on our lives. Two individuals completely opposite are forced to understand one another’s life and come to care for each other. The ending was beautiful and heartbreaking a movie that has impacted me and I have never forgotten Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/14/24 Full Review ryan d I feel like a lot of people missed the point of this film. This film is a multi-perspective on our lives and our place in them. Nick feels trapped in the web of his overly controlling mother. He has wants and dreams but is trapped in a life carved out by him. He looks back on his father because his father represents a previous life when he was nurtured properly to follow his dreams. Annie is trapped in a broken cycle of abuse where her parents don't care and she suffered a terrible childhood for it. She feels that it is too late for her to be a better person but wants more than that for her brother. Annie sees a life that she was deprived of in Nick, and Nick sees her as the same type of overbearing manipulated force that controls his life. He thinks he is better because he is more well adjusted, and mocks her for being 'broken'.. Annie, who rules through intimidation, has never been confronted on an emotional level. This made her angry and afraid, to the point she beats Nick to near death. From there they both get a taste of each other's hell: Nick is now being forgotton and nobody is helping him. Annie now has no power, and always has eyes on her. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Stephen S Had some potential but the characters behave really irrationally. The writers tease you thinking the characters are going to end up together and then they just randomly kill the girl off. Bizarrely, they act like this is a positive thing at the end, even though her little brother's life is still a complete mess and she's dead now. Baffling choice Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/18/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie doesn't go as hard or as deep as it could have, so I can see some people finding it underwhelming, and while the ending is certainly decent as an epilogue, I can't call it particularly satisfying either. However, I actually found much of this movie to be rather compelling, and where the movie started to move to greatness (usually to stop prematurely), I was able to respect what it was accomplishing. It was almost never up to its full potential, but a B/B- is hardly an F. However, there is one moment involving a dying bird at a window that, honestly, I thought was absolutely spellbinding and borderline heartbreaking, despite it only lasting about 45 seconds, and this was a moment of genuine excellence on this movie's part. But overall, I just thought it worked well enough as what it was: A moderately somber character study that dabbled in an odd spiritual mystery element - Frankly, I think the character study might have worked better, but neither is bad, and the character study (of the main character and those around him, how they react to his disappearance) is sometimes rather poignant. It's inoffensive and quick, and honestly not particularly taxing to watch, so if the concept ever intrigued you, I'd say give it a go -- Likely, the worst-case scenario is you'll be disappointed. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member So the critics give Home Alone a 66% and The Invisible a 20% ... That should tell anyone a lot about critics. Aside from the pop music montages, this was a great movie. I highly recommend. Why did the critics hate it so much.. It is baffling to me. Was it as good as Donnie Darko? No... But what a great double feature it would make. Screw the critics.. Just enjoy a good movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member If you really think this is bad movie. You lack paying attention to the real story of course it could have better back stories for character development. Although they explain it as it goes on after he was in his spirit form. The reason why I give this a 3 1/2 is it needs more and a little better acting. For example when Nick at the end was talking to Victor he calmy said she died with no emotion or expression of being anywhere near upset. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Nick Powell (Justin Chatwin), a promising young writer, is the victim of a violent attack, then is left for dead. He hovers in a realm between life and death, and the living cannot see him. Nick must unravel the mystery of what happened to him before time runs out and he is lost forever.
Director
David S. Goyer
Producer
Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman, Neal Edelstein, Mike Macari
Screenwriter
Mick Davis, Christine Roum
Distributor
Buena Vista
Production Co
Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Language|All Involving Teens|Sensuality|Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 27, 2007, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.6M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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