Suspenseful Mystery Leaves No "Missing" Pieces
“Missing” goes above and beyond thriller-drama expectations through the computer screen lenses.
By Jocelyn Cosgrove
“Missing” goes above and beyond thriller-drama expectations through the computer screen lenses.
By Jocelyn Cosgrove
On Jan. 20, “Missing” made its debut in theaters, telling an intense and dramatic story through the lenses of technology, creating a concept of movie magic that hasn’t really been seen before.
When her mom, Grace (Nia Long), goes on a trip to Colombia with her mom’s boyfriend, Kevin (Ken Keung), June (Storm Reid) parties like no other in the empty house. But when her mom and Kevin don’t show up at LAX on the day her flight is supposed to get in, June investigates their disappearance with the help of her best friend Veena (Megan Suri) and a her new friend, Javier (Joaquim de Almeida) who searches for clues in Colombia. As the investigation goes on, June finds more about her mom’s and Kevin’s different pasts, and the questions begin to outweigh any answer that has been found, but when she finds out Grace’s secret, June realizes she doesn’t know who her mom really is.
Overall, “Missing” was intense, suspenseful and extremely mysterious, blending together the aspects of thriller and drama beautifully. Whenever something was discovered, something else completely threw off the entire investigation. As the movie went on, the story grew a lot darker, more emotional and even more real. Only a few movies are able to make you feel like you're watching a story set in real life and “Missing” beautifully accomplished that.
This movie was focused on a computer screen the entire time, with Facetime and Google Chrome as the apps occupying the screen to show the story’s progress. It was truly unlike any movie I’ve seen. Watching through the lenses of June’s MacBook shows more of her character and who she is and connected the audience to the characters in a deep, meaningful way. Throughout the movie, you are intrigued and on the edge of your seat in suspense as June tries to find clues that lead to where her mother is.
“Missing” also talks about, or rather shows, many issues in the media today. At the end of the movie, when the mystery has been solved, June is watching the end of an “Unfiction” true crime episode made about her mother’s disappearance. Oftentimes, the content of true crime takes real-life stories and turns them into TV shows or movies that look into people’s personal lives and real events.
The acting for this movie was phenomenal, especially Reid’s performance. The audience not only saw but felt June’s pain, sadness, confusion and her regret as the investigation went on. It was incredible and made the movie even more emotional and heart-wrenching.
Considering it was out of my intended comfort zone for movies, I felt that “Missing” was pretty good. It was surprising, mysterious, suspenseful and intense to its core. The entire time I was theorizing what might happen next, what the next plot twist would be and what the outcome of the investigation would be. It was a very entertaining watch and one I’d recommend to anyone in need of a good drama or thriller.
“Missing” is currently playing in theaters.
When her mom, Grace (Nia Long), goes on a trip to Colombia with her mom’s boyfriend, Kevin (Ken Keung), June (Storm Reid) parties like no other in the empty house. But when her mom and Kevin don’t show up at LAX on the day her flight is supposed to get in, June investigates their disappearance with the help of her best friend Veena (Megan Suri) and a her new friend, Javier (Joaquim de Almeida) who searches for clues in Colombia. As the investigation goes on, June finds more about her mom’s and Kevin’s different pasts, and the questions begin to outweigh any answer that has been found, but when she finds out Grace’s secret, June realizes she doesn’t know who her mom really is.
Overall, “Missing” was intense, suspenseful and extremely mysterious, blending together the aspects of thriller and drama beautifully. Whenever something was discovered, something else completely threw off the entire investigation. As the movie went on, the story grew a lot darker, more emotional and even more real. Only a few movies are able to make you feel like you're watching a story set in real life and “Missing” beautifully accomplished that.
This movie was focused on a computer screen the entire time, with Facetime and Google Chrome as the apps occupying the screen to show the story’s progress. It was truly unlike any movie I’ve seen. Watching through the lenses of June’s MacBook shows more of her character and who she is and connected the audience to the characters in a deep, meaningful way. Throughout the movie, you are intrigued and on the edge of your seat in suspense as June tries to find clues that lead to where her mother is.
“Missing” also talks about, or rather shows, many issues in the media today. At the end of the movie, when the mystery has been solved, June is watching the end of an “Unfiction” true crime episode made about her mother’s disappearance. Oftentimes, the content of true crime takes real-life stories and turns them into TV shows or movies that look into people’s personal lives and real events.
The acting for this movie was phenomenal, especially Reid’s performance. The audience not only saw but felt June’s pain, sadness, confusion and her regret as the investigation went on. It was incredible and made the movie even more emotional and heart-wrenching.
Considering it was out of my intended comfort zone for movies, I felt that “Missing” was pretty good. It was surprising, mysterious, suspenseful and intense to its core. The entire time I was theorizing what might happen next, what the next plot twist would be and what the outcome of the investigation would be. It was a very entertaining watch and one I’d recommend to anyone in need of a good drama or thriller.
“Missing” is currently playing in theaters.