Hide and Seek - 2005 * * * *

Come out, come out wherever you are..

What a fantastic film. I kept getting this and 'Don't Say a Word' mixed up which is very bizarre as they are nothing alike.

Dakota Fanning is one of the best young actresses out there these days and she and Robert De Niro really bounced off each other.

After finding his wife dead after commiting suicide in their home, De Niro takes his daughter to a new area to try and rebuild both their lives. However his daughter soon starts mentioning a friend named Charlie who appears to be invisible, leaving De Niro to start to question his daughter's sanity.

The twist is brilliant, had me completely fooled and you WILL NOT guess the ending.

I think it deserves a second viewing to pick up on some bits you might not notice the first time round. Fanning's portrayal of a disturbed young girl is amazing, and hopefully she will be in many more films like this.

De Niro is a very versatile actor and I admire him greatly, another one who I hope will continue to make good films ( De Niro himself claimed this was one of the low points of his career, can't think why.)