Hollow Man

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Hollow Man

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Released Aug 4, 2000

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

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The thought of human invisibility has intrigued man for centuries. Highly gifted scientist Sebastian Caine develops a serum that induces complete invisibility. His remarkable transformation results in unimaginable power that seems to suffocate his sense of morality and leads to a furious and frightening conclusion.

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Despite awesome special effects, Hollow Man falls short of other films directed by Paul Verhoeven. This flick over time degenerates into a typical horror film.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

the director keeps uncomfortably aligning the invisible cinemagoer's intrinsic voyeurism with Sebastian's own, showing us to what depths of depravity the male gaze can lead.

May 27, 2019

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

[Verhoeven] just leaves you hanging.

Jan 1, 2000

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John Anderson

Newsday

The film's degree of viciousness, which certainly isn't limited to Caine's nocturnal wanderings, makes one hope Verhoeven isn't taking any potions.

Jan 1, 2000

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Chuck Klosterman

Akron Beacon Journal

Verhoeven's work is always fun to look at it. What's far shoddier is the story itself; it starts poorly and grows progressively worse, finally collapsing into an ending that is so laughably dreadful that I don't want to ruin it.

Rated: 2/4

Oct 27, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

[The movie] contains none of the brains or thoughtful dimensions that audiences have come to expect from Verhoeven’s visceral-yet-witty brand of cinema.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 18, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The "invisible man" idea isn't new, but the graphic nature of this film is certainly a deviously curious twist.

Rated: 4/10

Sep 29, 2020

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Stephen C

Success in 1 hour and 53 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Nudity, Language, Some Sexuality and Violence!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $73,200,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Luis Otavio F

It definitely didn't grab me, it was even confusing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/21/25

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Audience Member

I love trashiness of it all

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Snow F

Why the dog!!! It's interesting seeing Kevin Bacon as the bad guy.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Fonemao Wu

good movie, good special effects, good directing good action sequences. Nothing about this movie dissapoints me!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/21/24

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Dan R

2000's 'Hollow Man' really set the standard for CGI effects for films of its era and was maybe Sony's first look at creating its own 'monsterverse'. SYNOPSIS: 'A brilliant scientist's discovery renders him invisible, but transforms him into an omnipotent, dangerous megalomaniac.' This film really is about two things: the CGI effects and Kevin Bacon's performance as the film's unhinged antagonist. Otherwise 'Hollow Man' does fall short of other films from director Verhoeven. It feels like he wanted to create a sci-fi movie but eventually ended up with something more along the lines of a horror movie. It's not a bad film but it could've been better in terms of its storyline. Instead we're dazzled with incredible effects and well laid performances from its cast, especially Bacon who goes full on crazy. It's a gory film, so probably not for the squeamish, but the internal body scenes are clearly needed for a film about an invisible man and transformation. It's a big budget popcorn pleaser of a film. 7/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/24

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Synopsis

The thought of human invisibility has intrigued man for centuries. Highly gifted scientist Sebastian Caine develops a serum that induces complete invisibility. His remarkable transformation results in unimaginable power that seems to suffocate his sense of morality and leads to a furious and frightening conclusion.

Director: Paul Verhoeven
Producer: Douglas Wick, Alan Marshall
Screenwriter: Andrew W. Marlowe, Gary Scott Thompson, Andrew W. Marlowe
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Home Video
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, Global Entertainment Productions
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Some Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 4, 2000, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 5, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $73.2M
Runtime: 1h 53m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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