Hide and Seek (2005, VHS)

I recently purchased Hide and Seek (2005) at my local video store for pennies on the dollar. The film starts off with the following words, "First day of the New Year", "New York City", in white set in a black background. The movie finally begins with a tranquil and happy setting immediately introducing the viewer to the main characters. Emily Callaway (Dakota Fanning) is being spun around in circles on a carousel by her mother Alison Callaway (Amy Irving) who is eventually joined by her husband Dr. David Callaway (Robert De Niro). Jumping right into the movies plot Emily s mother engages in a.

Fifteen minutes into Hide and Seek, maybe even twenty, I loudly expressed my opinion to my girlfriend sitting next to me how the movie was going to end. I made the same assumption in White Noise, though I was only half right with it during that movie. With Hide and Seek though, I nailed it on the head. Scary movies are starting to trickle into theaters now, and while I can t comment on Boogeyman, Hide and Seek did exactly what it s intentions are - it made me jump. Boy did it make me jump good. Jumpiness aside, Hide and Seek didn t exactly stack up to what I thought it would be, and I was...

Watch out, Dakota Fanning is a force to be reckoned with. At the tender age of 10, she has already made her face known via a series of successful films including I Am Sam, Man On Fire, The Cat In The Hat and now this one, Hide And Seek. Aside from playing a startling variety of roles, Dakota is now (gasp!) dying her hair too. (And is it just me or are those teeth an awful lot bigger than just a year ago?) At this rate, she'll be married in another 3 years and go on to become the first female president of the United States. Stranger things have happened. In H

When I saw the previews for this movie, it looked like a sure winner. Looks can be deceiving. Not even the incredible acting talents of Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning could save this film. Why did I not like the movie? Here's a few reasons: 1. There are huge inconsistencies in the plot. Without giving away the "surprise" ending, one of the main characters apparently has mastered the ability to be in two places at the same time. At least that is what director John Polson leads us to believe. 2. I found the script to be incredibly weak for a film starring first rate actors. De Nero,...