Blind Spot (2019)

Blind Spot (2019). 1h 44m

“An update of HG Wellsu0026#39; classic the invisible manu0026quot; ? How tempting! And no need for scientific research ; our herou0026#39;s gift is innate .Some scientists told Welles that an invisible man had to be blind ,and the writer was aware of it .For the 21st century invisible man , not only he u0026#39;s not , but he does not wear any clothes when he uses his u0026quot;giftu0026quot; : he always loiters in the nude when he spies on his fellow men ; the warnings on the imdb page are thoroughly true: full frontal male nudity ,and one wonders what it is trying to prove .u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story starts under favourable auspices :the prologue,notably , with the baby who disappears is a smart way to introduce the hero .The odd suicides wave in the subway gives an eerie feel to the movie (Wellesu0026#39; hero committed a murder too and intended to commit more ) ,as do the strange TV broadcasts .Besides,Dominick , the invisible man, is black , it could have been a brilliant anti-racist fable.The love affair with a blind musician is another good idea ,much more interesting than the first girlfriend who naively thinks that New-York is only waiting for her.nBut promises remain on hold.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s the directors (they are two!) u0026#39; wish,but it u0026#39;s Wellesu0026#39; reality. u0026quot;Masterful!u0026quot; claims a critic on a poster which is pure wishful thinking: whatu0026#39;s definitely lacking is a firm screenplay ; Dominick is afraid to lose his powers ,but one never feels his fear :as far as suspense is concerned ,my u0026quot;hitckocometeru0026quot; points sullenly towards zero.Humor is totally absent ,even in the scene in the toilets .All the characters ,Dominicku0026#39;s mom and dad (of course divorced,but dad comes back to sing a little tune (of course, in English!) for his dying wife ), nurse sister , friendly boss, are cardboard ,and one wonders why one should take an interest in their life .”