Review of Hide and Seek (2005) by Dann M — 14 Nov 2014

While the dark psychological thriller Hide and Seek is well-crafted, the material is pretty familiar. After the death of his wife psychiatrist David Callaway moves to a rural community to help his daughter recover, but when she develops a new imaginary friend things take a disturbing turn.

Starring Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning, Elisabeth Shue, and Famke Janssen, the cast is especially good and delivers strong performances. Additionally, director John Polson does an impressive job at building suspense and creating intrigue.

Still, it's rather clear what the twist is and the clues are fairly obvious. Yet the script is clever enough to work in a few misleads, and executes the reveal effectively. Though a little predictable, Hide and Seek is entertaining and mysterious.