by Robert scucci
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Sometimes, a psychological horror film has the perfect cast, but not the best screenplay in place to make the most of their talent. 2005’s Hide and seek falls into this bad category, because Robert de Niro and Dakota Fanning really bring their a-game with their tense performance in the face of some unknown source of terrorism. I can’t be wrong Hide and seek For the poorly made despite the said restrictions of the film’s budget ($25 million is not joking) because the cinematography is top-notch when it comes to things before the third things start.
It reminded me of a bunch of industry I’ve come across while working with various audio engineers on music projects over the years when it comes to mediocre songwriting that I think applies to Hide and seek. That is, you can hold a turd all you want, but it’s still a piece of crap.
But it is Hide and seek Is everything really bad? Or is it handed down and genericed and generic – which isn’t necessarily a scary charge in the right context – to the point where most horror fans think it’s a waste of time? The 13 percent critical score of Rotten tomatoes talking, but what’s more telling is the 50 percent score on the popcornmeter, which suggests that Hide and seek a fairly effective psychological thriller that is orders of magnitude better than what the critics would have you believe.
If I had to weigh, Hide and seek is Transmed and generic, but it’s a solid entry point for the casual horror fan.
Watch out for Charlie
Hide and seek We were introduced by Dr. David Callaway (Robert De Niro), a psychologist who needs a fresh start with his daughter, Emily (Dakota Fanning), after his wife, Allison’s (Amy Irving), commits suicide. Moving to the Retreat in New York, David opened his possessions in his study, and began to focus his life together. He spends his nights listening to music and writing in his journal so that he can think about the recent tragedy that he suffered and David wants his son to have a normal life after his mother was defiled. of his mother.
Except for David’s recurring dream involving the New Year’s Party he last saw Alison alive, but quickly reunited with Emily’s new imaginary friend. ” Being a psychologist, David has reason to believe that Charlie is a copying mechanism created by Emily so that she can process her grief. David’s hypothesis seems to be valid until the acts of violence – such as family shovels killed even though it was David and Emily living alone – happened, which Charlie always blamed.
As the title of the film suggests, Emily loves to play hide and seek for Charlie when David is in his study which always ends in violence. After befriending a local girl named Elizabeth (Elisabeth Shue), things flow until there’s no going back to play their twisted version of the game with them. David, working through his own grief, is the father figure by trying to help Emily work through her perceived delusions while becoming increasingly paranoid at the constant accounts of Charlie, who repeating his life.
Moved enough, but failed to hit the landing
Remember when I said that Hide and seek handed down and generic, but carried away by its talent? I stand by my claim because Robert De Niro And Dakota Fannen convincingly works through the trunk, although the screenplay brings their characters to a painfully obvious conclusion and revelation. The “twist” ending of the blades The sixth sensebut we ended up revealing that you’ll be disappointed if you’re a frequent flyer of psychological horror.
In particular, Dakota Fanning has a stellar performance, which is made even more impressive when you consider that she was only 11 years old at the time of Hide and seek Release. Depicting a little girl being hurt by a cruel imaginary friend (or some unknown imaginary) doesn’t easily replace her innocent exchanges with her concerned father in what she imagines to be more things are dire. You’ll see for yourself whether she’s a manipulative little girl trying to pull one over on her father, or truly tormented by Charlie, and the answer may surprise you if you let your guard down.
I also shouldn’t fault de Niro and fanning for doing the best they could with what they were given, because the father/daughter dynamic of Hide and seek seems to come from a real place.
Watching hide and seek
is Hide and seek deserve a 13 percent critical score on rotten tomatoes? Not by a longshot. If anything, I would consider this film to be a middle-of-the-middle-tier and entry-level psychological flick that has its rightful place in casual generic conventions.
Like writing this Hide and seek not applicable to Rainshowerswhich is a shame because it’s a perfectly low-stakes film with some well-shot sequences that don’t scare you. However, you can check the title requested by Google Play Movies, Apple TV +, Fandango at homeand Amazon Prime Video.