Saturday, July 5, 2008

Hideaway (1995)

Links: IMDb * Wikipedia * AllMovie

Premise: Jeff Goldblum gets psychic and has a connection to a killer who is going after his daughter.

Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Christine Lahti, Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto, Alfred Molina, Rae Dawn Chong

Review: Kind of a run-of-the-mill paint-by-numbers thriller. Goldblum is resurrected after being dead for longer than normal, and brings back a psychic connection to a serial killer (surprise!) brought back by the same means. Whereas Goldblum (surprise again!) has a good connection to the afterlife, the killer (Sisto) has an evil connection. Of course the good and evil characters will meet and have a showdown.

Goldblum is - of course - channeling the self that he always puts forth, whether it's Independence Day or Jurassic Park. Honestly, his best role is still Mr. Frost as far as I'm concerned. Sisto is slightly better than forgettable as a slick trenchcoat killer. The rest of the cast puts in paycheck performances.

The special effects at the end are honestly a big letdown.

Overall: Bad

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