This year, from "The Grudge" to "Grete and Hansel" to "Tighten", and the most recent "Puppet Contract 2", Hollywood horror films that have been released have all been popular in the streets with rotten tomatoes. Freshness is the standard, only "Grete and Hansel" barely exceeds 60%, and the rest are all below 20%, which is simply horrible.
However, everything will be very calm. The new film "The Invisible Man" , directed by Ray Warner, starring Elizabeth Moss, Oliver Jason Cohen, Storm Reid and others, is finally in this genre. After striving for a sigh of relief, it became the first horror film to burst this year.
is based on 26 professional reviews, 88% of the ban on Rotten Tomatoes has been lifted. At the same time, the harshly rated MTC platform also scored 68 points, which is already quite good for a horror film.
"The Invisible Man" was originally one of the monster movie universes created by Universal Pictures. It was originally starred by Johnny Depp as the actor. It belongs to an A-level blockbuster, but due to the reputation of the opening work "The New Mummy" With the box office all rushing to the street, so the production fee was reduced.
In addition to not being able to hire Depp, the original big scenes have all been reduced, and the role of the male protagonist has also been cut, and it has become a one-man show for the heroine.
The heroine Elizabeth Moss is mainly active in the television circle. From her resume, her acting skills are worthy of recognition. She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress with "The Handmaid's Tale". This time she played Frankenstein. My wife, because the former will become invisible later, she spends most of her time playing rivalries with the air, which tests her acting skills very much.
It is also worth mentioning that the director of this movie is Ray Warner. He is a well-known screenwriter. He and Director Wen Ziren jointly completed "Chain Saw" and opened this super horror IP in recent years. From screenwriter to director, the science fiction film "Upgrade" is his masterpiece, Douban scores 8.1.
The plot of "The Invisible Man" tells that the male protagonist is a top scientist, rich and brainy, but has a bad temper and strong desire for control. The female protagonist is his wife and has been subjected to domestic violence for a long time in order to get out of the clutches , She finally chose to escape.
However, shortly after she escaped, her husband suddenly committed suicide and left her all the inheritance.
But strange things also started to happen, which made her feel that her husband did not die, but became an invisible person. In order to prove this fact, she returned to her original home to search for evidence.
At the same time, the thrilling plot is also based on this rapid development.
From the previous trailer, we can see that this horror film is quite exciting. Just watching the scene where the heroine first runs away makes people nervous.
Later, when the male protagonist became invisible, the atmosphere of the film became even more tense. The female protagonist was in a situation of being watched all the time, but the most terrible thing was that others did not believe her at all, which was called despair. .
didn't have the help of others. At the beginning, the heroine had to fight alone, but she couldn't see each other at all. There was no chance of winning in the fight, but the action scenes were very emotional.
Finally, the heavily armed soldiers finally dispatched. It is conceivable that the male protagonist's strength after being invisible is a bit bullish.
Judging from the trailer, this horror film has all the elements needed for this type of film, and it has a very good feeling. Now, the first wave of word-of-mouth has exploded, and of course it is worth looking forward to.
"The Invisible Man" will be fully available on the North American theaters on February 28th. It will be time to witness the real strength. We will wait and see if we can fight another box office battle for the horror movie.