Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man Movie Download

8 / 10

A&C’s best 1950s offering, the second best of their Meet…films and one of their better ones too
Not the very best, Meet Frankenstein is my personal favourite and was their to me their last truly great one. Afterwards their films didn’t reach the level set by Meet Frankenstein and their earlier outings but there were a few that did come close. The best one being Meet the Invisible Man, which, personally and to by the looks of it a few others, of the Meet…films is bettered only by Meet Frankenstein(Meet Jekyll and Hyde was fun though too). There is very little actually that’s wrong actually, for personal tastes a couple of parts are ever so slightly rushed and the ending was more grotesque than funny and the special effects in that scene were very slapdash, a let down after being so impressed by the rest of the special effects in the film. The plot is silly and on the thin side, but that can be forgotten and forgiven if the material is good and that is the case with Meet the Invisible Man.

Actually the material is more than good, it’s great and the best parts are the funniest of Abbott and Costello’s later films. The dialogue is smartly written throughout and makes one laugh so much that there’s the danger of missing something(Costello has the best lines) and the gags and slapstick while a tad overdone(again forgivable as that is part of the charm with Abbott and Costello) similarly delightful. The highlight of the film is, agreed, the boxing match but the dinner and Abbott’s drunk act scenes stand out too. From a technical standpoint, Meet the Invisible Man impresses, it’s well shot and has an appropriate setting but especially good were the special effects which not only look good but are especially for the Invisible Man some of the most ingenious of all their films. The score has the right amount of jauntiness and the film is briskly directed. The supporting cast are solid as rocks with Sheldon Leonard faring best but it’s Abbott and Costello, as they rightly should, who steal the show. Abbott plays it straight effectively and Costello proves that being bumbling can be hilarious.

To conclude, Meet the Invisible Man is A&C’s best film of the 50s, the second best of the Meet…films after Meet Frankenstein and it’s one of their better outings overall without being towards the top. 8/10 Bethany CoxRead More