The Invisible
2007  PG-13  FANTASY  1h 42min
CAST— Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva
MUSIC— Marco Beltrami  DIRECTOR— David S. Goyer  BASED ON— Den osynlige (novel), by Mats Wahl

     David S. Goyer, the director of Blade: Trinity (2003) and the creative mastermind behind Blade: The Series, removes his vampire fangs and serves up this thoroughly depressing glimpse into the semi-life of teen angst in this juvenile excuse for a thriller. After a high school student is beaten, left for dead and dumped into a storm drain, he emerges safe and sound. The only difference is that he’s in a state of limbo and can neither be seen nor heard by anyone. He soon discovers that he is still alive and he must race against the clock to try to communicate with the conscious world, otherwise he’ll be toast. The plot itself isn’t bad, but the film suffers by using a naïve teenage cast, delving into their personal lives and social habits, as if anyone cares. A couple of good performances can’t save this film from being less than memorable.
Our rating— * ½
ORIGINAL— Den osynlige (2002)