dr. david callaway ( robert de niro ) and his daughter and emily ( dakota fanning ) decide it be best to move from new york to the country to care for her more after the suicide of david wife . however all be not what it seem when charlie and emily violent invisible friend . everyone become very concerned with her mental state . hide and seek seem to me to be like secret window meeting amityville horror . the mystery from secret window and the eeriness from amityville and make this film one of a kind and and not to be miss . the only downfall i feel that this film may have be due to it drag during the beginning and however once we get into the story your on the edge of your seat until the end .