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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 15 Critics What's this?

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

  • Director: David S. Goyer
  • Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy, Romance, Crime
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 102 min
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 15
  2. Negative: 6 out of 15
  1. Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    75
    A fully felt, decently crafted teen B-movie melodrama, plenty preposterous in places but alive to the vibrant miseries of being young and misunderstood.
  2. The Invisible isn't the formulaic horror film that the studio is selling it as but surely it wasn't supposed to be an accidental comedy either.
  3. The Invisible is, at its core, a character study, albeit one with a Patrick Swayze-in-"Ghost" paranormal edge. But it's definitely not mindless trash. If anything, the movie is too introspective, to the point that it doesn't build enough conflict or tension.
  4. 38
    A 12th-grade "Sixth Sense" with a third-rate plot.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Negative: 3 out of 12
  1. VikkyH.
    10
    I thought that this movie was very good. I thought it was full of exciting events and i was never bored during any part of it.
  2. A wise ass kid is severely beaten and left for dead in the woods. While comatose, he leaves his body, in order to convince those responsible to do the right thing and save his life. What a bold and unique concept and it plays out to a terrific surprise ending. I saw this one a while ago, but it's defiantly on the top 10 list for 2007. What I really loved about it, was that it was something I'd never seen before and crossed genres. Technically it's Science Fiction, but there is also a lot of Drama, Romance, and even Comedy. Justin Chatwin, I've seen him in a few things before this and he was terrible. I mean so bad that I almost skipped this movie because he had the lead. I didn't skip this and it paid off because he was awesome in it and has been good in everything I've seen him in since. This one's a keeper, defiantly check it out! Expand
  3. ChadS.
    6
    To my utter amazement, "The Invisible" isn't another lame horror movie; what's even more amazing, it's not even lame. I know absolutely nothing about "Den Onsynlige", but the American version of this Swedish import resembles "La Femme Nikita" meets "Ghost". Annie(Margarita Levieva) is a blonde, so technically speaking, "The Invisible" is "Point of no Return"(with Bridget Fonda, a blonde, taking over for Anne Parillaud, a brunette) meets "Ghost". Annie is such a petulant, hateful speciment of a girl, audiences will be taken aback because this is the sort of role that's usually filled by an African-American or Latino actress. Annie is like a cheerleader gone bad. To my surprise, "The Invisible" contains only one flat-out stupid moment: The person who calls the police should be the last person to do so. Otherwise, there's really nothing else to howl(too loudly) about. How "The Invisible" riffs on "Ghost" is sort of fun: Pete(Chris Marquette) stabs Nick in the back(like Carl stabbed Sam Wheat) and causes his "death", but he didn't mean his friend any harm; and Annie(who looks nothing like Whoopie Goldberg) is used as a conduit to deliver a message to the living just like the fortune teller. "The Invisible" also earns extra points for not ending on an entirely happy note. Expand
  4. [Anonymous]
    4
    Almost as awful as Premonition. Avoid at all costs. It is forgettable and predictable as well as cliche and ugly to look at. The highlight was the good acting and impressive soundtrack. Expand

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