Thursday, February 21, 2008

THE INVISIBLE (JUSTIN CHATWIN, MARQARITA LEVIEVA, POOR SCRIPT;2007)


WHEN I FIRST HEARD ABOUT THIS MOVIE I THOUGHT IT WAS A DOCUMENTARY CONCERING MINORITIES DURING THE REAGAN ERA. TO MY SURPRISE, THIS FILM FOCUSED ON A MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TOPIC: THE UNDEAD. IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY, A GEEK WITH A BUTT-CUT IS BEATEN AND LEFT FOR DEAD...AND RIGHTFULLY SO. UNFORTUNATELY, HE FALLS INTO A COMA AND HIS SPIRIT LEAVES HIS BODY. HE’S THEN FORCED TO WATCH HIS MOTHER, AND THE POLICE SEARCH FOR HIM IN EVERY SINGLE LOCATION EXCEPT THE ONE WHERE HIS DYING BODY IS ACTUALLY LOCATED. INSTEAD OF DOING THE APPROPRIATE THING, LIKE MASTURBATING IN STRANGE LOCALES, SUCH AS THE GIRL’S LOCKER ROOM, OR RANDOM OFFICE PARTIES, BOTH OF WHICH ARE FAR LESS RISKY WHEN YOU’RE INVISIBLE, OUR LEADING MAN DOES HIS BEST TO ASSIST WITH HIS CASE. BECAUSE IF THE AUTHORITIES DON’T FIND HIS BODY BEFORE IT DIES, HE’LL BE REINCARNATED AS THE HAMBURGLAR. EITHER THAT OR HE DIES FOR REAL. I CAN’T REMEMBER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THE MOVIE JERK LEFT THE THEATRE FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO SMOKE A JOINT, SO SOME OF THE PLOT AND DETAILS ARE A LITTLE HAZY. HOWEVER, IF YOU’RE ON DRUGS TOO, YOU CAN ENJOY THIS CHEAP THRILL. GRANTED, YOU COULD ALSO ENJOY STARING AT FORK. HOWEVER, IF YOUR NOT ON DRUGS, I RECOMMEND RENTING ABOUT 3 OR 4 OTHER NEW RELEASES BEFORE THIS LITTLE GUY.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

really? this sounds pretty bad ass. thanks for the tip movie jerk!