Definitely a different kind of movie for....

both actor Chevy Chase and director John Carpenter. I use the word "different" because I don't mean that the film was bad or awful, just different.

For example, though the film is primarily thought of as a comedy, to me it had the feel of an action/thriller with a few jokes and sight gags thrown in. His character was upset that he was invisible and rightly so; therefore his reactions to much of what was happening to him were serious.

Also, a few of the scenes with Sam Neill's character David Jenkins, show an invisible Nick Halloway asserting himself to the evil man and trying to physically restrain him. He even punched Jenkins! These examples alone make it a different role for Chase who's known primarily for dry wit and slapstick comedy.

(The only other role I had ever seen Chase play serious was his film debut "Foul Play". Though he employed some of his signature dry wit, his character was, for the most part, a no-nonsense detective assigned to protect Goldie Hawn.)

Though Carpenter had done comedy before (Big Trouble In Little China), this was the first film in which he featured an actor in a lead role who was known primarily from comedic roles (Chevy Chase). The film, though mysterious and interesting with great special effects, also didn't have the same feel (horror and thrills) as his previous movies, making it a different type of film for "The Master of Horror".

This is not an attempt to put either Chase or Carpenter down in any way. I enjoyed the movie and found it very entertaining. I look at it as a change of pace for both men. Every now and then, it's good for an actor or director to work on a project that is unlike anything else previously done.

Good job gentlemen. Thank you for giving this longtime fan a different kind of film to enjoy. :)

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