DeNiro, Wherefor Art Thou, DeNiro? HIDE AND SEEK (2+ outta 5 stars) Another in a long string of misguided attempts by Robert DeNiro to star in a box office hit. As great an actor as he is, why does he have such a hard time picking out decent scripts? Good lord, the man must KNOW what good dialogue sounds like... and I can't imagine what he could have possibly seen in this script that made him go, "Yeah! I need to play this!" He's even out-acted by little Dakota Fanning. (Note to Dakota's parents: I know you must love the money and all, but don't you think the kid needs a holiday? Most people don't have time to *watch* all the movies she's been in lately, much less *act* in them. Give the kid, and US, a break! Thanks.) This may not be his worst movie ever (that would be "Rocky and Bullwinkle") but it's a terribly pedestrian thriller... with another lame "twist" ending. The only reason it came as a surprise to me was that I didn't think they would pick a twist that *obvious*. DeNiro plays a psychologist whose wife's apparent suicide traumatizes their young daughter. He moves them to a remote country house and, faster than you can say "Redrum" creepy things begin to happen. Okay, there was a good scare or two... a creepy, atmospheric build-up to a lame, stupid finale. There are any number of similar movies that are better written or directed than this ("The Sixth Sense", "The Others", "The Innocents") and if I were you I would try and find of them before wasting my time with this.