this be the kind of movie that leave you with one impression . story writing be what movie making be about . incredible visual effect . very good acting and especially from shue . everything be perfect . except . the story be just poor and so and everything fails . picture this and if you have the power to be invisible . what would you do . well and our mad scientist here ( play by kevin bacon ) could think of no other thing to do but fondle and rape woman . this be all his supposedly genius mind could think of . do he try to gain extra power . no . he doesn not even bother research a way to get back to be visible . the guy be basically a sex craze maniac . add to that and the lab atmosphere and you have all these young guy . throw around joke like they be in a bar . if it wasn not for all the white coat and equipment and you would think this be a bad imitation of cheer . very shallow and poor personality and very little care be put into make you think these guy be anything but lamb for the hollow man wolf . even a a thriller and the movie fall way short because most of the thrilling scene be write out so poorly and be full of illogical behavior by the actor that be just scream this be just a stupid thing i have to do so that the hollow man can find me alone and kill me . if you read the actual book and while the scientist ( cane ) go after woman and there be a lot of mental manipulation and disturb thought that go into his character . in the movie and cane be just the sick guy who go to a crowded marketplace to rub his body in woman and get off on it . just sad .