Hide and Seek (2005) Critic Reviews

As cliche-ridden horror films go, Hide and Seek builds a pretty darn good mousetrap.Read the full review

Hide and Seek, despite early signs of higher goals, is a factory-standard box of shocks.Read the full review

It's not technically true to say the movie cheats, but let's say it abandons the truth and depth of its earlier scenes.Read the full review

Jigh class briefly gives way to high camp, which then itself dissipates to an anticlimactic thud.Read the full review

The movie is OK for a January horror picture, but given the premise and the cast--it should wring you out emotionally as it's scaring you witless.Read the full review

A routine haunted child psychothriller gussied up with A-list casting.Read the full review

That Mr. De Niro and especially Miss Fanning manage to register through all this murk is a testament to their talent, which however squandered does nonetheless shine.Read the full review

There are twist endings and there are twist endings -- and then there is the logic-strangling, complete cheat of a reveal that takes place in the final 10 minutes of Hide and Seek. It's so absolutely preposterous that it stops the film cold and draws a collective "Aw c'mon!"Read the full review

There's not a cliché that isn't nailed.Read the full review