The Invisible Boy

 

The Invisible Boy 2014

• Director: Gabriele Salvatores
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Ludovico Giardello, Valeria Goldino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Christo Jivkov, Noa Zatta
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Valeria Goldino – Frida, Immortal Beloved, The Indian Runner, Rain Man
• Why? Possibly interesting
• Seen:  27 December 2023                 

        Miki (Giardello) is bullied at school but his mother, a police commissioner, (Goldino) encourages him to go to the class Halloween party. At the last minute he buys a cheap costume of a Chinese superhero who can become invisible.

       Miki becomes invisible. He takes revenge on his bullies then goes into the girls’ shower room to spy on his heart throb Stella (Zatta). Unfortunately for him, he becomes visible again.

       It comes and goes. While invisible, he and Stella become friends. Then Stella is kidnapped.

       For some reason, several IMDb reviewers really hate this film and are nasty about it. I really don’t see why. I like it quite a lot. It’s not every day we get to see an Italian film about a kid super hero.

 4* of 5