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When it comes to horror remakes, Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man really is one of the best. The 2020 sci-fi horror film is a modern, reimagined remake of the classic 1933 Universal monster movie of the same name, which was based on the 1897 H.G. Wells novel about a brilliant but unstable scientist who becomes invisible but cannot reverse it. The 2020 movie, which has landed a spot on the “leaving Peacock soon” list, stars Elisabeth Moss as Cecilia “Cee” Kass, a woman who escapes an abusive relationship with a brilliant tech mogul only to be stalked and gaslit by her ex-boyfriend, who has faked his death and invented a technology to become invisible. Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Adrian Griffin, aka the Invisible Man.
The Invisible Man Is a Masterclass in Horror Remakes
The Invisible Man is one of the best modern examples of a horror remake done right. The 2020 movie didn’t go the direct, scene-for-scene remake route other horror remakes have gone, instead opting for a fresh take on the source material that was timelier. The movie transformed the original mad scientist plot into a tense thriller about domestic abuse and technology grounded in the psychological terror of the victim. Moss delivered one of the best performances in modern horror, successfully anchoring the supernatural premise in raw, human trauma and allowing the film to rely on paranoia rather than cheap jump scares for the horror. Meanwhile, Whannell’s camera work, focusing on empty spaces and stillness, perfectly created unbearable suspense, proving that less is often more in horror.
