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The Missing

The Missing (2003)

November. 26,2003
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6.5
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R
| Adventure Western Thriller

When rancher and single mother of two Maggie Gilkeson sees her teenage daughter, Lily, kidnapped by Apache rebels, she reluctantly accepts the help of her estranged father, Samuel, 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.

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Nonureva
2003/11/26

Really Surprised!

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CrawlerChunky
2003/11/27

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

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SanEat
2003/11/28

A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."

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Sameer Callahan
2003/11/29

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

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g-psy-therapy
2003/11/30

Despite the immense Cate Blanchett, the good Tommy Lee Jones and other actors, the story has nothing original and many characters are ridiculously stereotyped. Sad the tiny part given to Val Kilmer. It was a waste of acting power.

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em-632-781000
2003/12/01

I have always loved westerns, since I started watching them back in the 1940's, and this one is entertaining. Cate Blanchett who for my money can hold her own with the very best actors currently working, and even a few legends like Katherine Hepburn, who she once so ably portrayed in The Aviator. And Tommy Lee Jones, who is a natural fit for the western genre, both combine their talents to make this very watchable, although the plot is somewhat predictable, and rather slow paced. Still, the character studies are worth the viewing, and there is enough action to satisfy the formula. Val Kilmer and others lend valuable support, although in Kilmer's case I cannot help but hear Doc Holiday in his drawl. This one slipped by me when it first appeared in theaters, and I'm glad to catch up with it at last. Worth your while, if you like solid acting, and western films.

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Sonofamoviegeek
2003/12/02

I'm one of Cate Blanchett's biggest fans because she hasn't disappointed me in any movie until I saw this one. Please check out such Blanchett gems as Kieslowski's "Heaven" her two QE 1 movies or the well-deserved Oscar-winning performance in "Blue Jasmine".The Missing is an overly long, cliché-ridden pointless pseudo-western. Did everybody else watch the same version I did? Is the theme of this movie father/daughter reconciliation or is it to demonstrate that aboriginal shamanism is more powerful than Christianity? Both themes have been explored better in other films. You can pick out right at the beginning of the film who will still be living at the end and who won't be standing. No spoilers needed.I am particularly annoyed by the portrayal of Christianity in the film as one of bitterness and prejudice. This particular movie cliché dismisses the loving acts of committed Christians over the centuries.Nothing redeeming.

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Leofwine_draca
2003/12/03

A well-shot revenge western that has a look of grandeur to it, even if the storyline – a tracker goes after a band of Indians who have kidnapped a relative – is largely familiar. There's something about The Missing that stops it from reaching the same level as films like APPALOOSA or OPEN RANGE, and it may be because of the overly Hollywood stylisation that pops up in places. The film is at its best when it focuses on frontier life and the brutality of the era, but during the flagging mid-section it descends into mumbo-jumbo nonsense with silly nightmare sequences and out-of-place supernatural stuff that date it pretty badly. During these parts I was reminded of an early '90s schlock horror rather than a timeless western.Still, the film does have plenty of reasons to keep you watching. Tommy Lee Jones is an ever-watchable screen presence, although I do feel he was miscast here as the wannabe Indian tracker; something just doesn't sit right with his character and you almost feel like he's playing the same guy out of THE FUGITIVE, just shoehorned into a different era. Cate Blanchett is better, giving her character some warmth and humanity for once, and Evan Rachel Wood does no wrong as the feisty victim. Aaron Eckhart and Val Kilmer are both effective in supporting roles, and the action is decent. Despite Ron Howard's occasional missteps when it comes to the style, his direction is for the most part solid, so the blame would have to be laid on the script which could have done with both some serious tightening to make this a pacier drama and some stronger villains.

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