Hide

When new events seem connected to old murders, the police force tries to make the connections. Sergeant warren has reviewed what happened years ago at the old state hospital, but is having trouble finding out how that connects to what is happening today. It's okay. We don't actually see a lot of police work... kicking in doors, showing up just in time, when stuff happens. The supervisor appears to be shagging both of her subordinates. Sounds like a conflict of interest, or ethics, or something. When we do find out what's going on, it's purely by chance. Not through work on the part of the detectives.a lot of talk about the relationships between all the officers. Directed by john gray. Has won several film fest awards.

The discovery of mummified womens' bodies in an underground pit sparks an investigation into a grisly affair in "Hide," a 2011 TV movie. Carla Gugino stars as the detective married to her career. The murders are reminiscent of an earlier murder where the victim survived. In the current set of murders, one victim is wearing a necklace with her name on it; however, it turns out that the necklace was a gift from her best friend -- who looks very much like the victim from the previous murder.

Fairly interesting if slightly confusing TV movie where there are plenty of suspects, but if you've seen as many of this type of thing as I have, you'll figure at least part of it out in the first fifteen minutes.

There is something very detached about not only the story but the performances. Carla Gugino is the big name in this, followed by Mark-Paul Gosselaar of Franklin & Bash. Unfortunately, the dialogue isn't much. Gugino is worthy of better, but she looks great.

Okay. So far, these TNT mystery movies aren't ringing my chimes.

There was a hole In the middle of the ground The prettiest hole That you ever did see And the green grass grows all around all around And the green grass grows all around And in this hole...

For people that read the books that the characters are based on, there is no excuse.

Now for the rest of us, that have no book reference, we get a pretty standard detective formula movie. It does have a few layers. All kinds of people could have done all kinds of despicable deeds. Even the good guys are not kosher in thoughts and deeds. Of course, there is the possibility that it is the last person you would suspect.

This presentation was made for TV and maybe a pilot for a series that never got off the ground.

If you like detective shows this is worth watching.

The film Hide concerns the search for a serial killer and is prompted by some kids fooling around on the sight of an abandoned mental hospital. One kid falls through the ground and discovers someone's torture chamber and some preserved remains in plastic bags.

This looks like the work of someone who tried to abduct Bridget Regan years ago and one of the bodies was of someone who had been abducted after Regan's perpetrator died in prison. Is it a copycat or did they have the wrong guy.

Hide's plot is complex and it is gloomy with an overriding sense of fear and tragedy. I will say that Regan had a stalker who was truly demented and obsessed.

I'm disagreeing with the reviewer who said that the added romantic triangle of lead detective Carla Gugino and two of her assistants Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Kevin Alejandro was superfluous. I think it was needed to lighten things a bit in a very heavy and tragic story.

Still the film could have moved a tad faster, but it's a tale well told.

Hide was actually the very first Lisa Gardner book I ever read and while I was reading it I could picture it being a movie, but what they've done here is an abomination. Watchable, sure, but this particular book had the potential to make a damn good theatrical movie.