to describe this film a garbage be unfair . at least root through garbage can be an absorbing hobby . this flick be neither absorb nor entertain . kevin bacon can act superbly give the chance and so no doubt have an irs bill to settle when he agree to this dire screenplay . the mad scientist story of hollow man have be tell before and be tell well and and be tell without resort to so many ludicrously expensive special effect . most of those special effect seem to be build around the transparent anatomical doll of men and woman and dog you could buy in the early seventy . in the uk they be market a the transparent man ( or woman or dog ) which be maybe where they get the title for this film . clever special effect and dire script and non existent plot .