This is my least favourite Verhoeven film. Yes, I rate Showgirls higher for the simple fact that it knows what it is. This, however, doesn't and thus never fulfills its potential that is so obviously there.

Technically it is superbly made with absolutely stunning special effects for that time, which still hold up really well nowadays. The cast is excellent, with Bacon clearly revelling in his arrogant and sleazy role.

Where it goes wrong is in the script. Its exposition is frustratingly paint by numbers, making it at points boring and devoid of any suspense. I could live with that, had there not been these pin-pricks of something greater and darker. It almost seems as if a film about the darker side of having the power of invisibility ended up on the cutting room's floor somehow. It feels as if every choice made here was made with safety in mind, something very uncharacteristic for Verhoeven.

love Kevin Bacon? Watch this film.
Hate kevin Bacon? Watch it anyway, you won't have to look at him for long.

A fun, campy throwback to the likes of William Castle or Roger Corman, with some terrific CGI (which means a lot coming from me) and a delightfully campy lead performance by Kevin Bacon. It may lack the strong auteurist stamp of Verhoeven's other films and it drags in the second half, but it's still a hoot.

This movie had a ridiculous premise and a script that made negative sense, but you know what? I had fun. I HAD FUN, and you can't stop me!

"You're goddamn right it's a gift. And if you weren't so shortsighted, you'd let me out of this cage to explore it."

Verhoeven's patented misanthropy extends past the obvious sci-fi overreacher plot to cover not just the basic inhumanity of a person unbound by consequence, but also to consider all of the ways darkness tempts us, not just the physical but the subconscious places where nobody can see us.

not a particularly complicated work but as in a lot of Verhoeven's films he makes the subtext text while the general depravity and exaggerated genre tropes subtlely conceal a deeper cynicism.

I have a soft spot for Verhoeven's sense of trash. I feel like he knows exactly what he's doing, and it's just a matter of whether or not you accept or reject it. It's basically just another slasher film, but it gets the job done, the effects are nice, and considering that in 2012 I know all of these actors a lot better from other works, it brings out another level of enjoyment it may not have had in 2000. Seing Josh Brolin in a trashy slasher flick? I'm into it. Shue also does well in this stuff as she did in Piranha 3D. And I'm always up for Bacon in sleazy-mode.

I think it's better than its reputation. Not fantastic but fun.

Hard to get excited about this, you really don't give a shit about Valentine McKee (from Tremors) because he's such a complete, raging arsehole (I mean his character, not the guy himself). This film also features the actress Elizabeth Shue (with terrible crinkly hair), better known for her portrayal of the character "Elizabeth Shue" in Hamlet 2.

Hollow man indeed!

The effects are superb but it takes forever for this to get going! Also this is a dirty film - it's focus on what to do with women when you're invisible is sordid!

It's not scary and all the characters are dull except for Kevin Bacon's and his turn from scientist to pervy man comes inexplicably fast.

Easily Verhoeven's worst, but still full of his characteristic touches that indicate how self-aware and purposefully ludicrous the whole endeavor is. There is a distinctly sleazy, porny vibe for an ostensibly special effects-heavy blockbuster-type film, and blatant commentary on the culture of voyeurism (though the rape scene is a bit much and tows the line). No where near as fun to watch as Verhoeven's previous films. Elizabeth Shue, ever a mediocre actress, has a terrible haircut and is outperformed by Kevin Bacon's CGI penis.

"You're goddamn right it's a gift. And if you weren't so shortsighted, you'd let me out of this cage to explore it."

Verhoeven's patented misanthropy extends past the obvious sci-fi overreacher plot to cover not just the basic inhumanity of a person unbound by consequence, but also to consider all of the ways darkness tempts us, not just the physical but the subconscious places where nobody can see us.

not a particularly complicated work but as in a lot of Verhoeven's films he makes the subtext text while the general depravity and exaggerated genre tropes subtlely conceal a deeper cynicism.

Watched this recently for laughs' sake, drink every time Bacon's penis. This movie actually scared me when I was a kid though.

Behind the impressive technical wizardry, the ideas are there and the theme of power corrupting is resonant. It's a shame it devolves as it goes and it all gets a bit silly in the final act. The pacing is always just a beat or two off.

It's a joy to look at though. Or not, as the case may be.

I think the special effects are still pretty impressive today

Fun sci-fi concept twisted into a thriller, feel the psychology horror could have been better utilised along with better performances. Special effects were quite impressive for 2000.