Almost Invisible

I have watched some amazing horror films lately.....Family Demons, The loved Ones, Lovely Molly, Evil Things, Theatre Bizarre, Heartless and Little deaths and than there have been some awful films of late such as Episode 50, Monsters in the Woods, VHS, Bad Bush, Final remains and than there is the GOD AWFUL Almost Invisible and I paid $10.00 for this debacle on ebay. What the hell was this!!!!! First off I couldn't hear a word what the characters were saying. The sound was just horrific, I had it on max vol and I still couldn't understand the mumbling going on which I think wouldn't matter considering this low brow z affair film of acting. What a calamity, just a bloody joke..... I hope everyone involved in this R.I.P or maybe not.

Lotsa people will overlook or hate this flick. But if you're a fan of movies that are unique or make you feel sonewhat uneasy in an unexplainable way then don't skip out on this flick. Its cheap and tawdry and utterly self serious... and it's made by someone who put alot of effort into it. Interesting editing weird story and lurid unsettling little set pieces all come together in a mess of a flick that is quite surreal and nightmarish...but not in an acid trip sort of way, more like an -I may have taken too much cold medicine- sort of way

there's a lot of weird ideas here and I wish this dude got just a bit more money from somewhere and made another flick.

This film is kind of scary !

You might try to write it off as a direct to DVD release with no budget,But WAIT .

So its a wild party at 'the girl who nobody likes' house.

There is a lot of pretty people doing bad things and the haunted house may take exception to their subversive ways.

Effects seem to be all computer originated,But very welcome sights.

Great camera work.

Wild sound effects.

Lots of nubile body shots.

It's a cacophonous mess that's ugly to look at and even uglier to think about. The opening scene does nothing to elucidate the plot, but it certainly sets the tone for the movie: ugly and stupid. The women all walk around in swimsuits or underwear the whole time while the men treat them like pieces of meat--I'm not talking about the acting, either; this is one of those terrible exploitation movies where it feels like everybody got coerced or tricked into being there and all the actors look uncomfortable on set. None of the sexuality or violence is presented in a context that makes any sense at all. Do not watch this unless you want to be confused and irritated.

Several students at a community college in the 'burbs of DC accept the invitation of an outcast Goth girl to party at her parents' house while they're away. The youths get out-of-hand as strange, sinister things start happening.

"Almost Invisible" (2010) is a spare change Indie that mixes the plot & budget of "Sheltered" (2010) and "The Lonely Ones" (2006) with the hallucinatory style, scantily-clad women and ghostly happenings of "Death Tunnel" (2005). But it lacks the well-written coherence of the two former flicks and the professionalism of the latter. Meanwhile the spectral angle is reminiscent of "Carnival of Souls" (1962).

The rockin' soundtrack is great and the writer/director knows how to shoot women (no pun intended), plus he's skilled with artistic effects/editing, similar to "Death Tunnel," just on a way lower budget. The cast is serviceable for non-actors and a few of the females are very attractive, with Hillary Barnett standing out as Jeopardy. (There's some nudity, so be forewarned).

Unfortunately, the storytelling desperately needed improved to flesh out the potential and make the story more coherent, not to mention compelling. By the end everything is vaguely explained, but the story is tedious up to that point despite the entertaining highlights noted above. Some viewers complain about not discerning the dialogues, but that's not a problem if you utilize the subtitles.

Examples of no-budget Indies that take the basic cabin-in-the-woods scenario and do it effectively include "The Lake on Clinton Road" (2015) and "Crazy Lake" (2016).

The film runs 1 hour, 35 minutes, and was shot in Oakton, Virginia, which is 10-12 miles west of the Potomac River & Washington DC.

GRADE: C-