The only reason I watched this movie was because I'm a huge fan of Robert De Niro and wondered what would he be like in a horror movie.Overall it's a decent watch.It's well crafted, well performed (both by De Niro and Fanning) and to a point well written. It builds up the tension slowly but surely and focuses on the character relationships.But it's not a smooth sail. The movie suddenly falls apart in the third act due to a nonsense twist whose only ambition is to shock the viewer. Needless to say it doesn't work at all and doesn't even fit in with what happened with the first two acts of the movie. Left a bad taste with me.

Nine-year-old kids come home from school with perhaps something they made in art class. Dakota Fanning, at the tender age of nine, turning ten on the set, played the female lead opposite screen veteran Robert De Niro, and matches his performance beautifully.Okay, so this is years ago, and I've not seen any of her recent stuff, but come on, I'll just bet NOTHING matches this. She was great! Okay, the movie leaves a lot to be explained, there are enough p(l)otholes in which to sink an army truck, but the two leads are absolutely brilliant. And with one of then just a mere little kid...By the way, how do you set out to make a movie featuring a little kid in such a major role? I mean, find a kid who is so mature as to be responsible enough to handle all that is expected of her? Surely there must be a lot of potential little actresses out there, yet we see very few really young children on the screen.Anyway, I heartily recommend this movie. It has its faults, its foundations are built on quicksand, but it is thoroughly engrossing, so for the sake of enjoying it, and marveling at the acting, do give it a chance!

I saw this film for the first time by a pure chance (by flipping through my TV-channels) about a year ago and I remember that I thought it was a really great film. "Hide and Seek" have a really good storyline and has an eerie atmosphere which gave me an creepy feeling throughout the whole film. I also have to concede that the ending came as a total surprise. The acting of Robert De Niro and, especially, Dakota Fanning is terrific and also contributes greatly to the film. The acting is intense but not too exaggerated.There are, of course, things in this film which could have been better. The biggest drawback is, according to me, that you never get a proper explanation to some key things. I also think that the ending came a bit too quickly as well, even if the end itself is not bad. This pulls down a bit on the grade. But overall, I still think that "Hide and Seek" is really good horror thriller with a lovely creepy feeling constantly present. 8 out of 10.

This film was a really great horror movie, even though the cat dies. The actors had been chosen perfect for the roles they were given. Robert De Niro had the film unstoppable,it was as if he lost his identity which obviously was the intention. To conclude Dakota Fanning made the film more thrilling, what I mean by this is that she looked normal and it was like she knew what to do even though she was incredibly scared. Overall the film is extremely entertaining and the plot was done really smart to make everything seem OK when everything was definitively not. " Come out come out whatever you are" Great film hope you enjoyed my opinion.