Invisible Child

This is the worst TV movie I've seen EVER! The constant repetition of the sound track, the needless camera pans of `Maggie', the awful casting, and ludicrous plot made it unbearable to watch. If you ever come across this movie in a TV guide, avoid it at all costs, better yet, do something totally unrelated to watching movies.

(0 of 5 stars)

From the title I was expecting some sort of crisis-of-the-week TV drama concerning child molestation or neglect, but INVISIBLE CHILD was nothing of the sort! Remarkably original, sophisticated production concerned with how people create their own private fantasies & how those fantasies sometimes come in conflict with the external world, rather like *HOUSEKEEPING*. My only complaint is that, unlike HOUSEKEEPING, the style is not idiosyncratic & moody enough to complement the content, but other than that, a fine movie!

I saw this movie on a Sunday afternoon. When it was over, I couldn't believe there was a movie this dumb out there. At least the kid in Sixth Sense knew he was seeing dead people, and he was being helped by a psychiatrist. The story behind this film is about a woman who sees a little girl that doesn't exist, and the husband isn't helping her.

The movie, more or less, ends the way it begins. The invisible child dies (according to the only person who sees her), and they bury her in the backyard. Notice, that the movie doesn't show them burying her in a coffin, and they are not at a cemetery.

This could have been a comedy, but it wasn't.

I can't believe IMDB even bothered to list this!!! I saw this awhile back on Lifetime and it stands as one of the worst/best things I have ever witnessed in my life. Rita Wilson plays a demented mother who imagines she has another daughter in one of the funniest movies I have ever seen, unintentionally so naturally. TOTALLY INSANE. I've told friends about it and they don't believe me. Now I have proof with this IMDB listing! I have to track this thing down and throw my own Mystery Science Theatre party....

From the title I thought that this movie would be some drivel about latch key children or what not. I was surprised by what I saw. The plot was original, extremely original considering that this is a Lifetime network movie.

Basically the invisible child is the middle child in a family. The mother created her, and spends as much time caring for her as for either of the other children. The treatment of Maggie, the imaginary child, is not shallow. Maggie has strong character traits and a personality. She is a dynamic character and is truly a member of the family.

Problems exist within the family because of Maggie. The nanny is understandably bothered by Maggie. The youngest child was born after Maggie, and he believes that she is real.

This movie is worth seeing. It is an interesting concept.