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Carla Gugino in "Hide"Shot in New Orleans by Stephanie Germain Prods. Executive producer, Germain producer, Christopher Morgan director, John Grey author, Jesse Brownell in line with the novel by Lisa Gardner.Detective D.D. Warren - Carla Gugino Det. Bobby Dodge - Kevin Alejandro Alex Wilson - Mark-Paul Gosselaar Annabelle - Bridget ReganTNT's "Mystery Movie Evening" is unquestionably a throwback towards the days of old of TV movies, but perform the projects really need to be plucked directly from a period machine? Enter "Hide," a harsh, nasty and almost comically overheated potboiler, featuring Carla Gugino like a Boston detective looking into the mummified remains of six youthful women. It is a mystery, it is a place of work romantic triangular, it's two taste goodies in a single. While it's nice to determine made-fors creating a small-comeback, it will not last lengthy if they are as dunderheaded as that one. The physiques are located within an abandoned mental hospital, and D.D. Warren (Gugino) and fellow detective Bobby Ridge (Kevin Alejandro) are rapidly around the situation. Indeed, and they are also sleeping together, but with no commitment because, as D.D. describes, "I'm for each other. With this particular. Using what I actually do.Inch Getting not read Lisa Gardner's novel, let us assume author Jesse Brownell attempted to become faithful towards the tone, however it completely flummoxed her and director John Grey, who've concocted a film full of stilted dialogue and improbable twists and turns. Many of them focus on a mysterious lady named Annabelle (Bridget Regan) having a vague past who becomes area of the situation, along with a potential target for that shadowy killer. D.D. also accumulates a brand new investigator, Alex (Mark-Paul Gosselaar), who quickly feels at liberty to psychoanalyze her relationship with Bobby when he is not helping seek clues. If their banter should be sexy, the actual mystery is the reason why she does not mace him the very first time the bozo begins insinuating themself into her mind. All this develops toward a breathless climax absurd even through the conventions from the thriller genre. It's almost worth watching going back fifteen minutes only for giggles. Although Gugino continues to be good in lots of things, it's difficult to determine what she's attempting to convey with this particular role, playing a most probably hard-bitten detective as though she's a kittenish Jessica Rabbit. On the other hand, that's most likely over-thinking things, that is something nobody will accuse the filmmakers to do. Many doubtless harbor fond reminiscences from the "Mystery Movie" wheel, and TNT -- using its selection of mostly meat-and-taters series -- warrants kudos for attempting to revive that nostalgic franchise for any new generation. Something similar to "Hide," though, isn't any method to jump-start the genre -- unless of course the aim would be to try hiding in plain sight.Camera, James Chressanthis production designer, Jaymes Hinkle editor, Neil Mandelberg music, Michael A. Levine casting, Cami Patton. 120 MIN.With: Jay Carnes Contact John Lowry at john.lowry@variety.com