What's the biggest red flag hanging over Memoirs of an Invisible Man? John Carpenter, who put his name in the title of every movie he directed from Halloween on, declined to do so here.
H.F. Saint's novel, which the movie is based on, thoughtfully explored its premise and went places previous invisible man stories had not gone. Most intriguingly, the novel showed how disconnected and alienating modern life could be; in the wheeling and dealing world of high finance, an invisible man could slide in and make a fortune without anyone ever seeing him, but he would most crave human companionship.
The movie contains some of that, but overall, it is an uninspired, low-energy enterprise. The movie can't decide if it wants to be funny or serious, and as a result, it's neither.
