Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

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Jay W I will not try to explain where this falls in the Invisible Man continuity or the Abbott and Costello timeline or the larger Universal Monster Universe cannon. All these films exist in their own little bubble. If you try to connect them to the larger picture it leads to headaches. Such as, why are people acting like an invisible man is unprecedented? Didn't John Griffin already make an invisibility formula? Didn't Bud and Lou already meet an invisible man voiced by Vincent Price? Abbott and Costello are comedic gods. They have made some all-time hilarious bits. And in this movie, there is some of that charm to be found. There are funny bits with the Lou counting money. But there is simply too much nonsense that breaks the rules of the world. Invisibility does not equal disappearing. There is a scene where Lou is holding onto the invisible man while he turns invisible, and his hand then phases through him. He didn't teleport, he's still there. Character decisions don't add up. There is a scene where the invisible man wants to hide from the cops. So, when the cop comes in, Lou hides the invisible man by putting a blanket over his head. He's invisible, just let him stand there. It would be one thing if only Lou thought of this, but they all buy into it. This is not consistent with the other characters. The movie is full of these logical inconsistencies If you are willing to turn a blind eye to the flaws, there is a good time to be had. But for me, the problems are all too visible. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/24 Full Review Andrew L Not as good as "Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein" but definitely better than "Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy." In this movie, Bud and Lou are private investigators helping The Invisible Man (a boxer named Tommy Nelson) clear his name and bring a set of gangsters to justice. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Amusing in spurts, Less horror than a mafia crime story, Highlight is boxing match , with an assist from the invisible man. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Audience Member "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" is not a terrible movie by any means, but it is not the best Abbott and Costello have done. In my opinion, "Hold That Ghost" is their magnum opus. That being said, I think "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" does have its strong points. The first is the most obvious. The late Bud Abbott and the late Lou Costello are, as usual, terrific. In this movie they are two friends starting off a career as private investigators. Their first case walks into their office on their first day on the job. The late Arthur Franz plays Tommy Nelson, a middleweight boxer who is in police custody for the murder of his manager. Nelson has escaped from prison and asks Bud and Lou to help him prove his innocence. His plan to do so is to use the invisibility serum developed by Jack Griffin to turn himself invisible in order to spy on the man who he says are responsible for his manager's murder. The entire supporting cast does a good job in their roles. It was nice to see the late William Frawley in a role other than that of Fred Mertz. He does very well as a police detective leading the pursuit of Tommy Nelson. The movie is also helped by a well written script. The story was coherent and easy to follow. Lou Costello delivered the majority of the laughs in the movie and that in an of itself is all well and good. While "Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man" may not be the classic comedy team's best movie, it is very entertaining and worth seeing. This invisible man is worth seeing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Tim N The Invisible Man camera tricks get old quick, but Bud Abbot's boxing match makes this movie well worth a watch. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/22 Full Review Audience Member Hilarious slapstick fun Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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