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MOVIES INVISIBLE AGENT
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Rating: ** The formula from the previous films in the Invisible Man series continues, but now is mixed in with the war effort. The movie starts with a great scene in a paper store. The owner is visited by a number of Axis agents (Peter Lorre is supposed to be Japanese, and I didn't even realize that until much later in the film), who are after his grandfather's invention - the chemicals that make a man invisible. Griffin narrowly escapes, and then even turns down the US government when it asks for the invisibility serum. But then Pearl Harbor happens and America is at war. Griffin decides to give the government his serum, but only if he is the one to use it. So, of course, the American government trusts this untrained civilian to infiltrate the Nazi stronghold and determine the regime's plans for attacking the US. When he gets to Germany (after an interesting parachute scene), Griffin spends time wooing a Nazi double-agent, rather than doing his job. And apparently, the invisibilty drug no longer makes you insane, but rather sleepy! Nice twist... not. Eventually, the plot moves along, and he finds out his information and thwarts the Nazis efforts. The film is a mixed bag. It certainly is not horror. But it tries to be serious. It has some great scenes played seriously. But then it also tries to be funny, which doesn't really work. And it tries to be romantic, which is really strained. Could have been a lot better... but I guess it could have been a lot worse, too. Quality:
4.0 Visuals: 4.0 Intensity: 3.0 reviewed 2005
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