Hollow Man (2000)

Hollow Man is a modern-day scientific take on The Invisible Man: How might an invisibility serum work if one were developed in an independent laboratory, and how "mad" might the lead scientist become as a result of his self-experimentation? Hollow Man sports some pretty cool special effects (as a gorilla and a human turn invisible in anatomically correct fashion from skin to internal organs to bones) and a few run-of-the-mill ones (a latex mold replaces the Ace bandage mask plus telltale lurking through clouds of steam and pools of blood). All the while, Kevin Bacon's true grit is making a fast break from fried to toasted to burnt-crisp. The script is marginally better than average but Bacon burbles as the prima-donna scientist turned demigod who doesn't want to be human (or moral) again -- and if that weren't enough, his lab director and former love interest (Elisabeth Shue) makes you want to root against him. Does she survive the carnage? You owe it to yourself to catch Hollow Man. 4 stars.