Rains, with his silky, slightly superior-sounding voice, emerges as pathetic not grandiose, and the film clips along with boundless energy.
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04/27/09
The Invisible Man (1933)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:29
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Consensus: James Whale's classic The Invisible Man features still-sharp special effects, loads of tension, a goofy sense of humor, and a memorable debut from Claude Rains.
Runtime: 72 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: With THE INVISIBLE MAN (the first film in a series), James Whale (FRANKENSTEIN) provides another stylish, blackly comic entry in the popular Universal horror cycle of the 1930s. When a mysterious... [More]
Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, William Harrigan, Una O'Connor
Director: James Whale
Reviews for The Invisible Man
Top CriticRains, with his clear, sensitively inflected voice, was lucky: it made him a star.
06/24/06
Top CriticThe strangest character yet created by the screen [from the novel by H.G. Wells] roams through The Invisible Man.
11/06/08
Top CriticNo review available.
12/02/07
James Whale's 1933 film plays more like a British folk comedy than a horror movie; it's full of the same deft character twists that made his Bride of Frankenstein a classic.
06/04/07
No review available.
01/30/07
It is hardly necessary to dwell upon the performances of the cast beyond saying that they all rise to the demands of their parts. As for the settings, they seem very real, and the direction and acting of the uniformed police force are unusually good.
01/28/06
Top CriticNo review available.
06/26/05
No review available.
06/25/05
Overacted but holds on pretty well though.
05/10/05
Terrific entry in the James Whale horror canon
12/28/04
No review available.
08/24/04
No review available.
02/08/04
Great black & white fantasy film.
10/24/03
No review available.
10/08/03
By turns hilarious, haunting and horrific.
07/30/03
Top CriticRepleto de momentos deliciosamente bem-humorados (obra de James Whale), o filme tem bons efeitos visuais - mesmo para os padrões atuais – e uma performance marcante, mesmo que “invisível”, de Claude Rains.
07/20/03
The story is one of those great mad scientist tales in which the potion invented with the best intentions for its enhancement of human life becomes instead an evil force bent on its destruction.
03/10/03
No review available.
01/07/03
The special effects hold up surprisingly well, and the story is as compelling as ever.
12/30/02
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