HIDEAWAY
Review from amazon.com, Sept. 9, 1999
Seductive and Scary
Hideaway is one of the underrated surprises awaiting those who are feasting on the recent surge of horror-teen flicks that have bombarded Hollywood.
Released about a year before "Scream" caused the all that ruckus, Hideaway missed the "party". But it's just as good or better than most of the offspring that Scream produced, so you can safely say that it belongs with the bunch of them. Much of its post-partum success is owed to Jeremy Sisto, then unknown, now recognized as a kid with quite a range {I can't belive this is the same one who played the tearful transexual in the crew!} He gave Vassago the psycho a lot of personality.
Like Scream, Hideaway is scary, but it's a better scary, thanks to the death metal music permeating the black of night that most of this movie is set in and thanks to Sisto's distinctive leer. Like Scream, Hideaway was funny, but the comedic element is not quite so obvious. Again, a treat from Sisto. Instead of relying on horror movie connections to grasp at humor like the cast of scream did, Sisto gives Vassago his own dry sense of humor. It's quite hysterical to behold once you nail it. And like Scream, Hideaway has youth and beauty working for it, but instead of the stringy haired boyfriend who sulks because he isn't getting any from the girl, you have a guy who was nearly able to seduce Alicia Silverstone into getting into his car just by smiling, batting his eyes and using that wispy, erotic voice. Unholy as hell and a lot of fun!
5 stars
