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Movie Reviews of Missing
Movie Review: Gift of DVD Missing
Summary: 4 Stars
This is an old movie that someone requested as a gift. I found it, bought it, and the recipient was very pleased. I am not rating the content, since I didn't see it this time around, although I saw the film years ago. It is about the political takeover by Pinochet of the country of Chile (although it doesn't specify this in the film). It shows what this military dictator did to his opponents.Movie Review: Overall a good movie
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, this movie kept me watching. Yes, there were some slow spots. Yes, Sissy Spacek didn't seem particularly genuine in her role (she was way too calm about her husband's disappearance), but Jack Lemmon's performance was wonderful.Movie Review: Rich daddy lost his jr
Summary: 4 Stars
How rich ( but no powerful or no rich enough ) daddy lost his Jr and surge threw the "web-lines of bureaucracy" trying to find his JrMovie Review: Missing
Summary: 4 Stars
wonderful suspense story. Great to see Sissy and jack working together. David Clennon makes a great nasty guy.Movie Review: This film is truly missing something...
Summary: 3 Stars
I know that my opinion is in the minority here, but `Missing' was not the film I was hoping to see. It draws similarities to last years `A Mighty Heart' but it has almost the complete opposite set of detractions. I was really put off by `A Mighty Hearts' chaotic pacing (which I tend to believe was a result of trying to convey the chaos of the situation) and found that I couldn't really invest myself in the film as deeply as I wanted to. With `Missing' I felt the opposite was happening. The film suffers from almost no chaos. It just kind of remains stagnant and causes my interest to wane considerably.
The story behind `Missing' is one of intrigue. It follows Beth and Ed Horman as they pressure the government to find their missing husband/son. Charlie Horman, a journalist, was in South America (where he lived with this wife) when he went missing, and the local authorities do not seem to want to lend a helping hand as Beth and Ed struggle to find him.
What I will say about the film is that script was constructed very well. The political corruption that stilted the discovery of Charles whereabouts is brilliantly handled and given ample attention. The relationship between Beth and Ed is also given just treatment, for they are seen as real people and not characters on a screen. This being a true story, it is important that there be an honesty to the situations and activities, and you can feel that in `Missing'. I won't say that the pacing hinders the film entirely, for there are moments within the film where the pulled back delivery works well, but the entire film should not feel that way. A little more attention to that detail could have lifted this film from a merely passable drama to a tightly woven drama.
Another quarrel that I have is with Jack Lemmon. I personally adore this actor and feel that almost everything he has touched has been fantastic. This was not one of those moments for me. I didn't feel as though his confliction was believable. He felt almost uncomfortable, and that discomfort didn't read well on the screen. When I first saw this film I thought that maybe I just didn't like Lemmon as a dramatic actor, but that's not the case, for his performances in films like `The China Syndrome' and `Short Cuts' were impeccable to say the least. Here though I just saw him acting as apposed to living.
Like `A Mighty Heart' though, `Missing' rises on the wings if it's female lead. Sissy Spacek is effortlessly captivating as Beth. Her performance captures everything that Lemmon could not, delivering a real living breathing wife trying desperately to find answers. Spacek is a phenomenal actress, and this is one of her finest performances.
In the end I have to say that `Missing' did not deliver all that it should have. I know that I am not in the majority when I say that, for most of the reviews for this film are on the four and five star range. Maybe they are seeing something that I am not; well, obviously they are. To say that I just don't appreciate a slow moving drama would be missing the point (some of my favorite films are slower paced and brooding like `In the Bedroom' or the recently reviewed `The Door in the Floor') because to slow a film down to create a mood is one thing, but there comes a point where your pace can effect your audiences interest, and if that is not taken into account then one can become bored and eventually sever all emotional connection to a film. You have to learn when to speed things up and when to pull things back. There's compromise and give and take in everything; especially filmmaking.