Review – Hideaway

An antiques dealer (Jeff Goldblum, who manages to suck a little less than usual) nearly dies in a car accident. His NDE brings his soul into contact with a serial killer (Jeremy Sisto). The scenes of transition into the afterlife – not to mention the killer’s nasty suicide – get this off to a solid start. Unfortunately the pitch is nowhere near as impressive as the wind-up. Indeed, it rapidly starts to play out as Eyes of Laura Mars relocated to the suburbs. The production is slick, and the cast sports some familiar faces (Christine Lahti, Alfred Molina, Rae Dawn Chong). But the script simply isn’t equal to the task, which was a bit of a surprise considering the source novel was written by popular horror author Dean R. Koontz. Mildly amusing