Hollow Man II (2006)

Not much to see in this DTV Sequel. Coming a bit late at that (6 years) it is a vapid and vacant Horror Movie with two expressionless Leads stiffly making there way around a most boring story of Govt. Super Soldier experiments and well, not much else. After a gory and effective opening, things flatten out and it methodically moves as a Police chase and quite a bit of talk. This isn't Awful but not by much. The effects are infrequent and unimpressive and the Cast is unremarkable with some really Bad Acting even for a B.Christian Slater fans can again marvel at the once popular Actor's decline and inability to find nothing more than supporting Roles or the Lead in some really iffy stuff. There is a Mystery there that has yet to be uncovered.Anyway, this is not much of a Movie and is recommended for Horror Completest only, and for those Shut-Ins that will watch anything, even something that is nothing.

It's one thing to make a sequel with different characters but it's another thing to make a sequel with a plot that is so contradictory to its predecessor that it almost seems pointless to even watch. I was not the biggest fan of the first Hollow Man (2000) mostly because of its story. The same goes for this film, however, there a couple elements that still leave this sequel watchable.Hollow Man 2 continues the story of the first film by involving its characters with an almost identical plot. After the failure of Sebastian Caine as a test subject to test the power of invisibility, the government decided to try out this experiment again. The difference is that they tested it on a well-trained soldier. And guess what; nothings changed! The test subject was Michael Griffin (Christian Slater) and now he's become uncontrollable for anyone to handle.Someone tell me why making a new invisible villain was such important thing to do? If the test didn't work the first time, what made them think performing the test on another unstable subject was a good idea? This is just another problem child.To try and contain him, the government sends out task forces to try and capture Griffin but like we all know, predictable as ever, they won't. Along side this, Frank Turner (Peter Facinelli) is sent to protect the doctor, Maggie Dalton (Laura Regan) who performed the experiment on Griffin because now Griffin is after her. As the plot continues, Turner and Dalton will develop a relationship, which will allow them to be closer to each other than they thought they ever would be. But this kind of subplot is minimally explored due to its slimmed running time.The things that still held up during this add-on were the carnage and visual effects. It's no Paul Verhoeven film, but it still has some strong scenes of violence. And for a Direct-to-Video sequel, the visual effects are top notch looking. I'm surprised the crew could still do that with such a smaller budget. I was definitely impressed with that. And to not give the ending away, I'm curious to if there is hope for an invisible person, because maybe not all of them are unstable. Could this lead to a Hollow Man 3? Probably not, but it would be interesting if it goes that route.For a Direct-to-Video sequel, the visuals are good and so is the violence but it doesn't add anything knew to the story. If anything, it ignores the first film almost entirely.

According to Sony Pictures' synopsis, you will, "Experience nonstop thrills as Christian Slater plays 'Michael Griffin', an invisible assassin turned insane murderer, the result of an experimental invisibility serum which is driving him mad as it brings him a slow, painful death. 'Maggie Dalton' (Laura Regan), a beautiful, brilliant research biologist, is the only person who can keep him alive - but when the government uses her as bait to trap Griffin, she must turn to 'Frank Turner' (Peter Facinelli), a Seattle homicide detective, for protection."Mr. Slater barely appears (cough, cough) as the invisible man, in this sequel to the 2000 original starring Kevin Bacon. Herein, an animal rights activist shouting, "Bacon is murder!" is swiftly disposed of. This belated follow-up is very different from the original home video hit. Clever in a few spots, "Hollow Man II" relies on more moderate visual effects, and is action-enhanced with a shaky camera. Chesty pair Zara Taylor (as Ashley) and Nolan Gerard Funk (as Josh) get a shirt-shedding shout out. In sum, this is okay straight to video fare.***** Hollow Man II (5/23/06) Claudio Fah ~ Peter Facinelli, Laura Regan, Christian Slater, David McIlwraith

this sequel to 2000's "Hollow Man"has nothing to do with the 1st one. the characters are all different.for me,this movie lacked the excitement of the 1st.i found it boring and drawn out for in many scenes.i just didn't find it compelling at all.it does not have any of the style of the 1st one,and,to me, no sense of urgency or distress.i didn't think the storyline was very good and the acting was good,but the actors weren't given much to work with.i thought the scope of the movie was too narrow,considering the subject matter.if you have an invisible man in a movie,you should expect some major implications and repercussions.i didn't see that here.it's true that many times,the sequel is not up to par with the original,but this one isn't even close.in my opinion,this movie is not even average.i give Hollow Man 2" 4/10