Viewers guessing that they undercut themselves, like a bad liar who trips himself up with too (who, according to the commentary, wrote many variations of the script), labor so hard to keep Let's just say that director Polson, and his screenwriter, Ari Schlossberg But I can't describe any further developments, or offer additionalĪnalysis of why the film fails, without spoiling the experience for first-time viewers who want to It leads to a forbidding cave that Emily may Of special concern is Emily's new imaginary friend, "Charlie", who seems toīe more than just a psychological projection.Īs if all these human suspects weren't enough, the script also floats supernatural possibilities viaĪ mysterious path into the woods behind the house.
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On bathroom walls windows painted solidly shut are found open and lights go on and off Mood swings become more pronounced her behavior keeps changing her most treasured dollsĪre mauled and tossed into the garbage her drawings become violent mysterious writing appears Soon, though, even David has to acknowledge that something is amiss. Mysterious things begin to happen almost immediately after David and Emily arrive, but sinceĮmily is already behaving strangely for a little girl and the environment is new, at first it allīlends together. Wednesday Adams-like demeanor sends the niece running from the house, but Elizabeth findsĭavid sufficiently intriguing to return, causing Emily to become hostile and suspicious Andīefore you can say "rebound", David has made the acquaintance of a young divorcee namedĮlizabeth (Shue), whose niece he tries to recruit as a possible playmate for Emily. Who are still coping with the loss of a daughter about Emily's age ( multiple suspect alert!). Shortly learn, his neighbors are a married couple, Laura and Steven (Leo and Robert John Burke), Haskins (David Chandler), who certainly has keys to this house ( suspect alert!). Hafferty (Baker), who has keys to all the local houses ( suspect alert!), and a real estate agent, David and Emily are greeted at the house by Sheriff Scene and rents a large house in rural upstate Woodland, a summer vacation community that is allīut deserted during the winter season. David decides that his daughter needs a complete change of Weeks later, Emily remains badly traumatized, despite intensive therapy from one of David'sįormer students, Katherine (Janssen). In the bloody bath water, an apparent suicide. He goes to their bathroom and finds her lifeless body At 2:06 a.m., David Callaway awakes from troubled dreams toĭiscover his wife is missing from their bed. That evening, after putting Emily to bed,Īllison Callaway takes a bath.
Take their daughter, Emily (Fanning), to Central Park. On New Year's Day, David Callaway (De Niro), a psychologist, and his wife Allison (Irving), Inflicted the film on us again, this time on Blu-ray. Modestly successful domestic box office and even greater international sales. Wherever you are" (evoking an earlier and iconic role by De Niro), propelled Hide and Seek to a Terrified and possibly demonic Fanning, combined with the tagline "Come out, come out, Still, exploitation cinema has always been reliably profitable. While Polson is capable, he's no Scorsese. But Hide and Seek got handed to actor-turned-director John Polson (he was Tom Cruise's supply man in the second Mission Impossible), and Self-reference gone made like Shutter Island. That calibre, a master director like Martin Scorsese might have cooked up a pulpy masterpiece of Wunderkind Dakota Fanning, who was only nine years old when filming began. (now herself an Oscar winner), Amy Irving, Famke Janssen, Elisabeth Shue, Dylan Baker and The first to be attached, and everyone wants to work with De Niro.
But the extras on this disc make it clear that Robert De Niro was one of The first time I saw the film, I couldn't fathom how anyone had attracted such a five-star cast to Red herrings, and tries to disguise the bad odor by slathering on a thick layer of atmosphere, like But what can you sayĪbout a would-be thriller that, even on a first viewing, telegraphs its big reveals, underlines its Suspects and The Sixth Sense remain terrific entertainments, regardless of whether you know allĪbout Keyser Söze or understand why little Cole Sear sees dead people.
Good thrillers should be rewatchable even after you've learned their secrets. Reviewed by Michael Reuben, September 22, 2011
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