No matter how strange you may think your interests are, there are likely other like-minded people out there. Griff The Invisible explores this notion in one of the quirkiest ways possible, focusing on how we can perceive our own world differently until we are snapped back to reality. Although the film might be called a superhero film by some, it really defies that description. Griff, played by Ryan Kwanten, may run around in spandex here and there, but this film is really about his personal journey and not his crime-fighting at night. Griff has to come to grips with the world when he is confronted with Melody, an equally odd spirit that doesn't mind standing out against the mundane. As their lives mix, it is up to them to lean on each other for support against a world that only wants them to conform. For the rest of my review, hit the jump.
Griff (Kwanten) fights crime at night by monitoring his neighborhood for criminal activity from his high-tech equipment at his apartment. However, during the day he is a weak-willed and bullied desk-job employee. His brother Tim (Patrick Brammall) wants him to break away from his quirks, and even quite crime-fighting all together. When Griff meets Melody (Maeve Dermody), a woman trying to figure out her place in life, both of their lives are irreversible changed and they set off on a path of self-discovery that leads them in an exciting direction.
Writer/director Leon Ford has quirk in spades, apparently. The ...
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