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Hide And Seek Movie

On Tuesday I saw the movie “Hide And Seek”, which starred: Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Famke Janssen, Dylan Baker and Robert John Burke.

The storyline involved the following: “David Callaway (Robert De Niro) is having a tough time dealing with the apparent suicide of his wife (Amy Irving). His young daughter, Emily (Dakota Fanning), also has taken her mother's death very hard, retreating into her own little world. As a psychologist, David decides the only way to help Emily is to move from the big city to a house in the country. Sure, that kind of thing usually works like a charm. Emily does perk up a bit when she finds a new ''friend,'' Charlie, who likes to have fun and play hide and seek with her. Of course, we can't actually see this new friend but that's beside the point. The imaginary Charlie is still a powerful force in Emily's life, instructing her not to talk about him much and hating pretty much everyone else in her life, including her dad. In short order, bad things start happening--yes, the family pet gets whacked--which Emily blames on Charlie. This leaves David wondering how his little girl could have turned so psychotic. But wait. Maybe Charlie isn't imaginary after all, but actually a flesh-and-blood, malevolent presence. Oh god, do you think so?”

I would rate the movie a “B”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a medium popcorn and a medium soft drink. The movie was scary enough to rate a “B”. The film has a surprise ending, but it is not original ending. The acting of Robert De Niro was excellent.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 9:10 AM