Review of Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) by Todd C — 20 Oct 2008

A very underrated comedy/sci-fi from director John Carpenter, but you can't help but get the feeling that it could have done with a more satisfying conclusion. It has businessman Nick Halloway (Chevy Chase) attending an important conference, where scientific experiments are going on.

Whilst he's out the room, something goes wrong, which causes the whole building to become invisible, along with Nick as well!! With corrupt government agents led by David Jenkins (Sam Neill) on his tail, he finds himself on the run, the only person he can confide in is business associate Alice Monroe (Darryl Hannah).

It's one of the first films to fully take advantage of CGI, and whilst the invisibility effects look terrific, and it is put to good humourous advantages, the story could have been better, it's ending just doesn't seem right, but it's fun in the long-term.