Hide and Seek (2004) (R)

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synopsis

"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" That command is familiar to everyone who has played the children's game, Hide and Seek. The words and game take us back to an innocent carefree time in our lives, where the simple goal was to find hiding playmates. Many children could even enjoy a spirited game with imaginary friends. But then, imaginary friends can sometimes seem so real…for young Emily Callaway, her games of Hide and Seek with an imaginary friend named Charlie have become anything but simple and innocent. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a series of increasingly nightmarish acts that even her father David cannot stop. Who--or what--is Charlie? David wonders. How can an "imaginary" entity have this kind of hold on her? Maybe Charlie is not imaginary at all, but instead a flesh-and-blood, malevolent presence?

details

Horror, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 45 min.
Opened January 28th, 2005

MovieGoer Review

Hide and Seek is a yet another psychological thriller, this time revolving around a grieving widower dealing with his disturbed daughter and her equally disturbed ''imaginary'' friend. Sounds intriguing, doesn't it? It's not. They ruin it.<... MORE

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synopsis

"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" That command is familiar to everyone who has played the children's game, Hide and Seek. The words and game take us back to an innocent carefree time in our lives, where the simple goal was to find hiding playmates. Many children could even enjoy a spirited game with imaginary friends. But then, imaginary friends can sometimes seem so real…for young Emily Callaway, her games of Hide and Seek with an imaginary friend named Charlie have become anything but simple and innocent. Instead, she finds herself in the middle of a series of increasingly nightmarish acts that even her father David cannot stop. Who--or what--is Charlie? David wonders. How can an "imaginary" entity have this kind of hold on her? Maybe Charlie is not imaginary at all, but instead a flesh-and-blood, malevolent presence?

details

Horror, Suspense/Thriller
1 hr. 45 min.
Opened January 28th, 2005

MovieGoer Review

Hide and Seek is a yet another psychological thriller, this time revolving around a grieving widower dealing with his disturbed daughter and her equally disturbed ''imaginary'' friend. Sounds intriguing, doesn't it? It's not. They ruin it.<... MORE