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Avoid Hide and Seek, it's a boring waste of time. The plot felt very dry and recycled, there's nothing new here. The surprise ending was not a surprise, I saw it about half way through the movie, and it was very unnecessarily depressing an... (read full)

2/5 Mild thriller plays games with its audience
  by Libretio
HIDE AND SEEK

(USA/Germany - 2005)

Aspect ratio: 2.39:1 (Super 35)
Theatrical soundtracks: Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS

Following his wife's tragic death, a New York psychologist (Robert DeNiro) takes his 9 year old daughter (Dakota Fanning) and relocates to a remote house in the country, where the little girl acquires an 'imaginary friend' who seems intent on ruining her father's life.

Mild, inconsequential thriller in which DeNiro's widowed protagonist engages in psychological conflict with a rebellious child who appears to blame him for the loss of her mother. Perhaps because it IS so mild, the climactic revelations aren't nearly as shocking as director John Polson and screenwriter Ari Schlossberg might have hoped, and the narrative builds to a lacklustre conclusion. DeNiro is miscast as the 'saintly' psychologist who tolerates his daughter's worst excesses, and the glossy production values are wasted. Also starring Famke Janssen as a fellow psychologist, and a virtually unrecognizable Amy Irving as DeNiro's ill-fated wife. Casual viewers will get their money's worth, but die-hard horror fans are urged to look elsewhere.


5/5 Who is Charlie??? Bet you will be wondering.
  by Cute Chihuahua (Orient, OH USA)
This is a great horror film and it's not cheesy like most similar types of movies. I don't want to say anything to give the movie away so I will make it short. I have to say this is one of the most unpredictable movies that I have ever seen. Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning were both very believable characters. I bet you can't predict the ending! I would highly recommend this movie.

4/5 Pretty good film, with a twist...
  by Johnny Palliser (So Cal.)
I won't go into details of what most people have already read abot the plot of this film. I just recently watched this film, which I now own in my collection, and felt it was a good film. De Niro and Fanning give good performances, especially Fanning who gave a very good, and creepy performance... De Niro gives another excellent performance, as usual.

This film will keep you guessing, and has, at least for me a hell of a plot twist ending when we finally discover who "Charlie" really is... Even I thought there was some supernatural plot line involved, but was blown away by the twist.

This is a creepy little film, that has 4 alternate endings as well as the original release... I say this is a must see film... especially for De Niro and Fanning fans... Enjoy!

5/5 Cheap Price, On Time, Great Product
  by S. Dry
My title explains it all.... I have no complaints. Truly, everything was above the satisfactory level!!!!!!!

1/5 Not worth the time or effort
  by Val (RI)
This film is blatanly obvious. There is no real suspense or mystery surrounding the plot. It's quite a shame that Robert De Niro would be involved in something like this. Dakota Fanning is a wonderful actress for her age and this film does not do her justice. It is a shame, really. This film does not scare, thrill or satisfy. I would stay away if you have not already watched it.