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The Invisible Woman

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A screwy professor's experiments with a gorgeous model attract the attentions of a gangster and a handsome millionaire.

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Theodore Strauss New York Times But it is Mr. Barrymore who so scandalously accents a preposterous affair that it becomes amusing as a lampoon on itself. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Variety Staff Variety Barrymore grooves .as the eccentric inventor most effectively, playing the character more or less straight, with only a slight touch of farcical treatment. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review SMH Staff Sydney Morning Herald In John Barrymore's hands this Professor Gibbs becomes a gay caricature of an aged and cranky but clever scientist. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Josephine O'Neill Daily Telegraph (Australia) It's amusing for a while. But it grows tedious. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Boxoffice Staff Boxoffice Magazine There isn't a shudder in its entire length. But, laughs? That's what it has nothing else but. Feb 25, 2020 Full Review Tim Brayton Antagony & Ecstasy Nobody involved needed to feel the least bit ashamed of the results, and for a romcom spun-off from a horror franchise, that's as good as we can fairly expect. Rated: 7/10 Jun 5, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jay W I can't help but poke fun at the gender issues on display in the movie. The first two entries are about a man turning invisible, going mad, and then becoming a murderer. I can imagine the producers asking themselves, "What adventures will the invisible woman get into?" "Well since it is a woman, clearly she can't be a crazy killer. So, this film is going to be a romantic comedy. She will be a fashion model, and when she goes invisible, she is concerned with how messed up her hair is." So yes, although the last two invisible movies were horrors, this one is a romantic comedy. I give credit to Universal's "invisible person" franchise, because each entry is distinct from the previous. All that being said, there are some very funny bits in this movie. There are some painfully dumb moments, but still some legitimate laughs, and not just at the movie's expense. The movie has a fair amount of slapstick but does not use Shemp to his full potential. Thus far, this is also the most technically sound of the franchise. The invisible effects in this movie are top notch. Missed opportunity, the tagline of this movie really should have been..."it was love before first sight". Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review The H trying too hard to be funny I see Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Audience Member This movie was funny and how they did some of the invisible scenes is honestly very cool for 1940. The ending is weird and doesn’t land for me but it suits the movie I guess. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/23 Full Review Sedale S This movie was funny and how they did some of the invisible scenes is honestly very cool for 1940. The ending is weird and doesn't land for me but it suits the movie I guess. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/23 Full Review Steve D No horror and definitely no humor. The new tone is a mess. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/20/23 Full Review Josh G It a whimsical take on the monster genre, not a movie to scare but to laugh and fall in love with the butler constantly quiting, the mad professor and the goons trying to steal a machine. It's a darn tooting good time. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A screwy professor's experiments with a gorgeous model attract the attentions of a gangster and a handsome millionaire.
Director
A. Edward Sutherland
Screenwriter
Robert Lees, Frederic I. Rinaldo, Gertrude Purcell
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Genre
Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2020
Runtime
1h 12m