The Invisible Man

Reading about this movie, I was sure it would be a so-so “B” movie, just entertaining enough to pass a sleepy February Leap Day.  I was kind of pleasantly surprised, I must admit.  The movie opens with Cecilia’s (Elisabeth Moss) elaborate escape from her abusive, brillant and and very wealthy husband – a genius with optics. She hides out with a friend and his daughter, afraid to even leave the house.  A few months later he commits suicide and leaves his millions to Cecilia.  There is a condition though; she must not commit a crime or be found mentally incompetent.  The movie becomes down right creepy from there.  I am not spoiling anything, I think, that can’t be seen in the trailers.  It seems that Cecilia is being haunted by something, or someone, who has been getting into her mind and apparently into her house.  What makes this movie stand out from this usual genre is the performance of Elizabeth Moss.  She is riveting as the abused woman whom no one believes, even her own sister.  The woman who has an inner strength she discovers as she faces the mysterious events going on around her. If you like suspense that verges on horror, I think you will enjoy “The Invisible Man.”