Hide and Seek (II) (2021) User Reviews

Slow paced and made very little sense actually...

[paul_haakonsen · 4/10 · 21 November 2021]

All that I knew about the 2021 movie "Hide and Seek" as I sat down to watch it was that the movie was a thriller and that it had Jonathan Rhys Meyers on the cast list.

So I wasn't sure what to expect from writer and director Joel David Moore here with this 2021 thriller. In fact, you could say that I entered the movie with an open slate, so Joel David Moore had every opportunity to entertain and thrill me with his movie.

But ultimately that was not to be. Sure, "Hide and Seek" was watchable, but the storyline was just not particularly convincing or entertaining, and too many things didn't really make much of any sense. So as the movie came to an end, I have to say that I was left with a sense of 'was that truly it?'.

The acting performances in the movie were good, and I have to say that Jonathan Rhys Meyers really carried the movie quite well. Sue Jean Kim put on a good performance as well, just a shame that she wasn't given a more prominent role with more screen time. It was good to see Joe Pantoliano in the movie, though he was not given much of any screen time really.

For a thriller then "Hide and Seek" just didn't really cut it for me. The movie was too generic and held back by a storyline that made little sense a lot of the time. So if you enjoy thrillers, there are far better options readily available out there.

My rating of "Hide and Seek" lands on a very generous four out of ten stars.

A Mystery Remains a Myster

[churei · 3/10 · 5 February 2022]

The great joy of watching, or reading, a mystery, thriller, or psychological what-not is what we believe the outcome will be...and what it actually is. We think of the 'clues' the incidents that should lead to the eventual conclusion, the confusions, the misconceptions... 'Hide and Seek' is exasperating. You can guess along with the muddling plot and actions. You try to go along with it...You try to find logical conclusions..... Not this time!!! The plot meanders all over the place, and it is not a spolier to say.....'What the hell is going on'? We are left with questions that only indicate that somewhere along the line, an hour of plotwas losston the editing room. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? I defy you to answer the basics.

A one time watch and nothing more.

[LordCommandar · 3/10 · 20 November 2021]

This was an ok one time watch and nothing more. A tad bit slow but the build up of the story remained stabled enough to follow. Rhys Meyer played a solid lead throughout but it was more cameoish for Joe P. Nothing to write home about so if you have nothing else on your to watch list and have time to burn, this will not disappoint. On a another note, I have to say that Rhys Meyers and Barett are both ten years younger than me (I'm in mid my 50s) and they both look older than I am....wow. Never forget that your body is temple. I digress.

And the point of that was?

[keithlazarus · 2/10 · 12 February 2022]

I'm glad to see that so many of the reviews are echoing the feeling that I had when the movie finally came to an end. I'm still struggling to find the point of the production since, and this is the one positive about the film, it felt like it was building to something interesting - even if it left you disappointed in the end.

I actually came onto IMDB to see if someone had written a synopsis for this (since I clearly missed the point) but see that this hasn't been done - I suspect because, like me, others had trouble making sense of it all.

Made no sense

[iainmcleod_800 · 2/10 · 20 December 2021]

So many loose ends, so many things didnt make any sense. Shame really cause it could have been good. Like didnt someone in charge watch it before it went out? They should have demanded it made sense.

WTF?

[aafleming-19569 · 1/10 · 18 July 2022]

I guess the filmmakers thought that "mystery" movies were supposed to remain a mystery after you got done watching them. About halfway through I lost track of the plot. I still don't get it. I thought the movie was supposed to be about the guy looking for his brother. Was there really a brother? Did he ever find him? Also about halfway through this movie starts to be about the crazy lady. Why? Did she have anything at all to do with the main character or his brother, or did they just decide that the main plot was too boring and bring her in to add interest? I wish someone would explain the plot. You can put "spoiler alert" if you want, but how could anyone spoil this awful movie?

Different life paths

[nogodnomasters · 2/10 · 6 December 2021]

Noah (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) who is painfully neat, inherits his father's hotel empire. There is a catch. He has a half brother who is also an heir. The unkempt Jacob has been spotted living in a condemned building in the Queens. Noah goes out of his comfort zone to locate his brother.

I didn't like the film. There is a killer who we discover the identity at an hour. It didn't make much sense. I felt I missed something by the time it was over.

Guide: F-word. Brief sex. Brief nudity.

Skip this remake

[Leofwine_draca · 2/10 · 21 December 2021]

The South Korean murder mystery/thriller HIDE AND SEEK is a fine and engrossing little film so I recommend interested parties to check it out. As for this American remake, well, don't bother. They take away all the good stuff and leave a dull and confused, not to mention senseless, B-movie in its wake. Meyers walks around vapidly, the mystery thickens but nobody cares, and the whole thing feels like an exercise in amateur dramatics.

This is a bad rip-off of the excellent Korean movie of the same name. Watch that instead!!

[sefo1968 · 1/10 · 3 January 2022]

Seriously if you want to watch a great film? Check the original Korean (2013) version out. Completely gripped all the way through. Haven't watched such a good thriller in yonks. Do yourself a favour, put this one in the bin. Now.

Squatters Seek You

[jeroduptown · 5/10 · 21 January 2022]

Rhys-Meyers is and OCD guy looking for his missing brother when he gets into an underground realm of squatters that starts to move in on his own family's safety. It's not who you think it's gonna be...which is fun. But the story is a smidge disjointed.

Hide and Seek (2021)

[Film_Lover_4ever · 23 November 2021]

Hide and Seek is a Gritty intense Psychological Thriller.

Interesting & suspenseful. The movie kept me on the edge of my seat.

I recommend you to watch this movie.

Nice

[rutgerklaasen · 8/10 · 30 June 2022]

I don't know why this movie is reviewed a 4.. I liked it, enough suspense en mystery.

I can recommand this movie.

Unfortunally Joe Pantiliano is not as we used to see him, but never the less...

Not *that* bad, but something is missing

[Phantasma_the_Black · 6/10 · 29 November 2021]

The suspense was fine, as well as the acting. There were some nice little twists now and there and it was not predictable.

Is someone messing with the main character or is he messing with others? Is he losing his mind? Who is the villain and what do they want? Enough to keep you guessing til the very end.

However, it feels like it was meant to be a three hours movie and somehow it got cut into less than hour and a half.

As a result, there are subplots that literally go nowhere, underdeveloped characters and motivations, background stories that never get explored in a meaningful way, very vague hints at something possibly important about the characters and so on.

Haven't seen the original Korean movie yet, but this one kinda makes want to do it in order to place all the missing pieces together.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers wanted to vacation in NYC and get paid for it

[thejdrage · 4/10 · 12 April 2022]

So he made this movie ................

AKA: See JRM run.

Horror shows are not my thing, but I wanted to see JRM in something besides a Henry VIII cod piece, so I watched this movie. This view-it-once movie.

AND it also has Joe Pantoliano who I always enjoy. PLUS!!! Geoffrey Owens. I think he is one of the best under rated character actors we have.

This movie is a mishmash of stuff that does not mesh (mash) well together at all - it's like a recipe of things that are usually really good, but don't quite fit together in this manner. The only thing I truly enjoyed - besides Joe P and Geoffrey O, were the buildings in NYC. Those were spectacular! Especially the older ones.

All that said - I used it to cleanse my viewing palate of very heavy duty films. And it did the trick! Plus, it was in English, so I wasn't tethered to the TV and could roam around and still keep up with what was happening.

I would say it IS worth the watch - once. Just so you can say you saw JRM sans a cod piece or monk's robe!

PS - Reviewers who comment on actors looks (especially negatively) really need to stop it. IMHO.

Illogic

[jean_darcc · 4/10 · 22 June 2022]

Where s the logic? If I were to explain my review would contain spoilers, so I will try to keep my review vague. Lets just say the killer kills out of frustration?

Recycled Theme

[luleung · 6/10 · 20 December 2021]

Draws familiar concept to Parasite 2019. Similar vibe. Characters' backstories lacking full development. What do the symbols drawn next to doors mean? Was there a need for this? How did brother ended up in his living condition? Why antagonist have to kill? Missing antagonist back story. JRM is still a brilliant actor.

Synopsis/Spoiler

[jeanie_poole · 6/10 · 6 June 2023]

I've tried to ignore other people's ratings after wasting too much of my life watching Gerry which currently has a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 61% (at the time I think is was closer to 80%). After watching the trailer, I gave into Hide and Seek with fingers crossed. I wasn't disappointed. I'm often times the slowest person in the room but I was easily able to follow along until the very last scene at which I think we were all supposed to wonder a little bit. Besides being a little addled I also one who gets annoyed and anxious when a movie passes too slowly. I'm quick to fast forward through those movies and don't see that I missed anything I shouldn't have. For those who didn't know what happened to the brother, there is a scene in which the other brother does find him. Also, for those who wondered, the rich brother owned the building Soo Mi and the poor brother had been living in when the owner decided to throw them out in order to convert the property for more money. Also, he wasn't looking to "connect" with his brother. His only concern was what his reaction would be upon learning he left out of the father's will. Some of reviews made me think some of you were using my fast forward trick which wouldn't have worked for this movie. It was a good length and said what it needed to in the time allowed and I wasn't forced to spend long periods of people just traveling from one place to the next without any dialogue.