Missing (2023)

• Year: 2023
• Released: 20 Jan 2023
• Country: United States
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10855768/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/missing
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/missing
• Available in: 720p, 1080p, 2160p
• Language: English, Spanish
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 111 min
• Writer: Will Merrick, Nicholas D. Johnson, Sev Ohanian
• Director: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick
• Cast: Tim Griffin, Ava Zaria Lee, Nia Long
• Keywords: fbi, detective story, sequel, teenage girl, los angeles, california, missing person,

	7.3/10
	67/100
	56% – Audience

Missing Storyline

From the minds behind Searching comes Missing, a thrilling roller-coaster mystery that makes you wonder how well you know those closest to you. When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s (Storm Reid) search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try to find her before it’s too late. But, as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers,… and, when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that she never really knew her at all.—Screen Gems

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Keeps Your Attention , But Not Groundbreaking

From the naming of the movie, to the previews, to the start of the movie it was clear that this movie was trying ride on the back of the previous installation , Searching. While it is not a sequel to that one and you do not need to see that one first they were definitely trying to create something similar to that film and in all accounts they succeeded in doing so. Like Searching they shared the story pretty much entirely through technology like webcams and cell phones screens and you are tasked with trying to put the pieces together to solve who the kidnapper is.

It keeps your attention the whole time , but I think the problem with it is that it’s extremely predictable. For the first three quarters of the film you know they would be showing all kinds false leads. This would be fine if they built the story and you were able to use these false leads to figure it out or make a guess about what ends up happening, but the reality is none of them really mean anything and the ending feels a bit lazy and something actual police would have solved in a heartbeat. The villain also has little to no character development which limits the ceiling on any movie’s success.

Overall it’s entertaining and I enjoyed attending with friends I hadn’t seen in a while, but this isn’t a movie you’d really consider watching again or one that you will remember after a while. Still fine entertainment for a Saturday night nonetheless but just not earth shattering.

Are you there?

Missing is great with its acting, story, and premise. The story has to do a young girl named June (Storm Reid) on the search for her missing mother after her mom and her boyfriend went on a trip to Columbia. Police, FBI, and investigators are all over the case and search that it all goes heavily viral that it can go into the wrong hands of someone else.

Overall, I loved it that it was from the same creators who made Searching (2018). If you have not watched that film I would recommend you do because both of these films go under the category of found internet footage. Searching (2018) and Missing (2023) both delivers for its build-up, suspense, and the final twist that all makes sense in the end. Once the twist happened, I literally had my jaw dropped and was shocked. The packed theater that I was inside could not believe it as well. I would definitely recommend to watch Missing in theaters because I am going again to watch it for a second viewing.

Surprisingly (mostly) gripping

Found footage films (especially computer-screen ones like this) always struggle with maintaining plausible reasons for the first-person cameras to keep rolling.

Even though Missing definitely fails at this and the film takes place in a world where people’s FaceTime apps always stay open on their computers just so we can see what’s going on, I was shocked at how often I found myself gripped by the mystery that the story presented.

The film is ridiculously well-edited. Every frame stays on screen or stays zoomed in just long enough, and the editors came up with some really visually stunning, creative transitions between scenes that make use of the distinct desktop-screen format.

This editing certainly helps with pacing, and this story is also paced astonishingly well. It never drags. And it never reveals too much or too little information at once. It’s a very intriguing little mystery crime story that kept me on my toes until the final few minutes.

Retrospectively, now knowing the entire story, the key villains’ motivations are a nitpicker’s nightmare, and their plan strains believability if I think about it for too long.

I don’t think this is as polished or as memorable as some other mystery thrillers (even others in this niche subgenre), but it was a really good time at the movies for me.