The Missing

Movie 🎥 Review: “The Missing”. Critics gave it a 58% the users an 50%. Rated: R with a running time 2 hrs and 17 mins with an IMDb of 6.5/10. Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Cate Blanchett, Evan Rachel Wood, Jenna Boyd, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, Sergio Calderón, Eric Schweig, Elisabeth Moss, Steve Reevis, Jay Tavare, Simon Baker, Deryle J. Lujan, David Midthunder, Clint Howard and Ray McKinnon.

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett) sees her teenage daughter, Lily (Evan Rachel Wood), kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel (Tommy Lee Jones), in tracking down the kidnappers. Along the way, the two must learn to reconcile the past and work together if they are going to have any hope of getting Lily back before she is taken over the border and forced to become a prostitute.

The Missing is a 2003 American Revisionist Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, based on Thomas Eidson's 1996 novel The Last Ride. The film is set in 1885 New Mexico Territory and is notable for the authentic use of the Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it. The film was produced by Revolution Studios, Imagine Entertainment, and Daniel Ostroff Productions and distributed by Columbia Pictures.

I found this movie as I was perusing my Xfinity guide. The ratings didn’t look bad the story line caught my eye. Within a few minutes I was glad I found it. Ron Howard finally made that western he's been dreaming of since he was a kiddie putting together home movies of men on horses riding into town. Its widescreen wild-west vistas make this one of the most beautiful films and the cinematography is very well done, to say the least.

Its suspense is perfect. I wasn't bored one minute. it is regulated by violent outbursts from the indians at unexpected intervals. As soon as we're about to wonder why we were so scared of the indians, we are reassured why. Virtually constant camera movement and hand-held work take us into the world of The Missing, and make it really come alive. Ron Howard really knew what was doing.

One of the things I liked best about The Missing is the genuine danger for all of the major characters. The film establishes early on that bad things can and will happen to the characters we like the most. As a result, it's impossible to guess who will make it to the end of the story creating real suspense!

I was greatly surprised with this suspenseful, outstanding film. For me I would rate this a solid 7/10 regardless what the critics and users rated it!

HEADS UP: It’s quite violent, many graphic deaths, many more where the violence is strongly suggested……so be prepared.

As I said I found it on Xfinity On-Demand however you can find it on these service providers also - Amazon Prime From $2.99, Vudu From $2.99, YouTube From $3.99, iTunes From $3.99, Google Play Movies & TV, From $3.99 and Showtime Subscription.