Where to watch Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1 1/2 Stars
The 1990s gave us a “modern” update of the H.G. Wells novel in the unremarkable Memoirs of an Invisible Man. This time out the disappearing man is played by Chevy Chase who, under the bland direction of John Carpenter, is rendered ineffectual in this would-be sci-fi, comedy, action thriller. Almost nothing works in the film except for the intensely invested performance from Sam Neil.
Nick Halloway (Chase) is an obnoxious high-level stock analyst at a swanky northern California-based institution. One day while taking a power nap in the sauna he awakens to find that he has been rendered invisible. A nuclear accident has changed Nick’s life forever. Now, government agents are after the invisible man to capture him and use for their nefarious purposes.
Memoirs of an Invisible Man is one of the worst from the typically reliable John Carpenter. A director who blended sci-fi, romance, and action majestically with 1984’s Starman and completely strikes out here with a bigger budget and more technological “tools” to work with. This is a glossy star-driven studio release from the 1990s that encapsulates many of the shortcomings that affected a lot of movies from that era.
Director: John Carpenter
Stars: Chevy Chase, Daryl Hannah, Sam Neill