When average, law-abiding citizens suddenly turn to a life of hedonistic behavior and violent crime, Detective Tom Beck (Michael Nouri) is tasked with helping young FBI agent Lloyd Gallagher (Kyle MacLachlan) determine the cause in this tense, sci-fi thriller.
Its virtues are ones that you almost never encounter in movies of this sort; it's really a unique little item -- if there's such a thing as punk soulfulness, then this movie has it.
– Hal Hinson,
Washington Post,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Too predictable, and even though wickedly fun at times, it's only halfway as awesome as it might have been.
– Peter Stack,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
A jokey sci-fi horror movie about the desperate pursuit of a vile ''thing'' from outer space.
– Vincent Canby,
New York Times,
30 Aug 2004
fresh:
Powered by a driving rock score, this is by turns sleek, reckless, and smoothly effective, like a Ferrari with a psycho killer at the wheel.
– Derek Adams,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
The Hidden is a well-constructed thriller, directed with swift assurance by Jack Sholder, brought down by an utterly conventional sci-fi ending.