Australian film director and actor, director of Hide and Seek (Nascosto Nel Buio) and founder of the short-film festival Tropfest.

Reviews describe him as a skilled craftsman of softer horror. Hide and Seek (Nascosto Nel Buio) was filmed in January 2004 and stars Robert De Niro, Dakota Fanning and Melissa Leo. Critics praise the cinematography and atmosphere while criticising a clichéd haunted-house plot and an obvious plot twist.

Reviewers call John Polson a skilled craftsman of softer horror. Hide and Seek (Nascosto Nel Buio) is praised for cinematography and atmosphere but criticised for a familiar, clichéd haunted-house plot and an obvious twist.

For:Fans of psychological horror, viewers of actor Robert De Niro and Dakota Fanning, and readers who appreciate cinematography-driven thrillers.

 It's a somewhat familiar script for this Hide and Seek, which from the start carries remnants of all-too-predictable and clichéd ghost stories.

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