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2003
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Positive Reviews
37
Negative reviews
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Average Rating
3.1
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1.5
for that matterbecause Howard doesnt want to risk offending anybody.
Av Club
4.5
A Prison Without Walls was packed with revelations: Henry Reed didnt kill himself.
Den Of Geek
1.5
As Gemma told Eve a couple of episodes ago, youd do anything for your kids.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Hes not just a bad Santa, hes a shockingly bad man, and theres some shockingly funny stuff to be found in Thorntons deadpan delivery of a guy whose mo ..
Austin Chronicle
3.5
Ron Howard, however, has delivered a movie thats a big departure from his recent films.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
The versatile Ron Howard stirs up a melange of story elements in The Missing and the result, perhaps surprisingly, is a consistently engaging tale tha ..
Screen Daily
2.5
Its such a preposterous setup that I was always aware of the plot chugging away, and the logistics of the chase defy all common sense.
Rogerebert
3.0
Critique: This film is entertaining enough, but nothing particularly memorable, emotional or overly original.
JoBlo
4.0
The Missing is an engrossing cross cultural drama about a father daughter reunion under dire circumstances that tests their mettle and their feelings ..
Spirituality And Practice
2.5
What is ultimately missing from The Missing, is a way of connecting all the dots and saying something profound thats not corny.
Sover
2.5
If ever a film needed the brutally sardonic touch of Sergio Leone, or even a lesser Spaghetti Western director, its this feminist variation on THE SEA ..
Tv Guide
1.9
This error kills any kind of suspense The Missing might have had.
Combust Ible Celluloid
2.8
Slow, dark and lacks suspense, but still worth watching for the wonderful performances by Blanchett and Jones, and for the striking New Mexico scenery ..
Lariat
3.5
Some scenes are truly harrowing, others are exciting, others are poignant, but none so distinctive in its mood that its impact will last beyond whatev ..
Eric Ds Nider
3.0
Its also great to see such a strong female character in a Western!.Howard directs with elegant beauty that captures the genre perfectly and frames the ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
That said, The Missing is an engaging, enjoyable Western that is well acted and well directed.
View London
2.5
While it shows native American shortcomings as results of white oppression, it asserts that malignant magic rages beneath the surface of Indian cultur ..
Cs Monitor
3.5
Not a great film, but certainly a good one, The Missing reminds us, once again, that the western remains a viable and exciting genre. Lewis Beale
Film Journal
3.5
Ron Howards exciting Western is packed with frontier violence and starkly beautiful images.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.5
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Q Network
2.8
(The spirit world stuff has the feel of a New West Spa rather than Old West Magic.)
Ew
3.5
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Salon
2.0
This indelible film is equal parts murder mystery and study of American involvement in the installation of a right wing dictatorship in Chile in 1973.
Common Sense Media
2.5
The Missing becomes a routine thriller, with Western frills and fringes.
Sf Gate
4.0
Rich, tense and exciting, The Missing works as both a gripping thriller and lovingly made western.
Bbc
5.0
This is one of those genre pieces that take more interesting chances than they want to (openly) admit.
Time
1.3
The Missing announces its (corporate) intentions right from the start.
Slant Magazine
3.1
Staying with it throughout its slower patches, however, proves to be a mostly rewarding experience.
The Movie Boy
3.5
The talented cast delivers solid performances as befits a Ron Howard film.
Reeling Reviews
3.5
The talented cast delivers solid performances as befits a Ron Howard film.
Reeling Reviews
1.5
I blame Ron Howard, who appears not to know what to do with actors and cant edit worth a damn, though I dont know that I should have expected much aft ..
Flickfilosopher
2.5
The guy who made such award winning blockbusters as Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind is safe, bland and crowd pleasing, the cinematic equivalent of melb ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture.
ReelViews
3.8
Director Ron Howards The Missing a suspense thriller wrapped in a Western has a very interesting look.
Hollywood
2.2
Unlike last summers retro Western, Open Range, Howards intention seems to be to debunk the genre and strip it of its most appealing attributes: its ep ..
Seattle Pi
4.0
This is a terrific movie, but I wouldnt recommend it to anyone who didnt want to spend over two hours sharing everybodys misery.This film is an ordeal ..
Tony Medley
3.5
The Missing is overly drawn out but benefits much from Joness and Blanchetts absorbing performances.
Coles Mithey
4.0
Powerful and provocative, The Missing is another masterful production from one of the industrys best directors and two of its best actors.
Cnn
3.1
Go into The Missing seeking entertainment, not art, and youll get your moneys worth.
Spliced Wire
3.8
The sequences dealing with the Indian magic spells and potions proves to be the most superfluous aspect of the story and indeed often border on outrig ..
Reel Film
3.1
Showcase The best reason to see The Missing is its great cast and good performances.
Movie Habit
2.0
People used to move to the suburbs to save money.Now, nearly every corner of Toronto has downtown rent In Part 2 of a series looking at the urban subu ..
The Star
3.1
And the films depiction of American Indian characters is at least a little insensitive and sensational.
Deseret News
4.0
Its steady suspense might well make it a serious contender for this years Best Picture award.
Varia Gate
3.8
Whether or not this movie starts a Western trend, which I find doubtful, it is a nice and highly entertaining throwback to a long neglected genre.
Three Movie Buffs
3.0
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
3.0
For all its slow spots and predictability, The Missing isnt actually a terrible little flick, particularly if youre a diehard fan of the Western genre ..
Dvd Talk
1.8
Even on a storytelling level, despite decent writing, solid acting, and fine production values, this is no Open Range.
Decent Films
1.0
a monotonous, dreary, wretched kitchen sink drama from post Civil War New Mexico
Fat Guys At The Movies
5.0
96 photos of Woodward Dream Cruise through the years New York Giants 30, Detroit Lions 17 in preseason game at Ford Field Detroit reacts to passing of ..
Freep
3.8
Snitch What lengths would you go to to protect your child.Snitch proves there is no limit.
Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
Without the time and space for all this to set in, The Missing just feels like any other pop movie, just dressed like a Westernits the cinematic equiv ..
Films Nobs
3.8
Tsais languidly paced ode to cinema Goodbye, Dragon Inn drove many to frustration with its determined uneventfulness.
Movie Martyr
3.5
This isnt your typical Hollywood film. This definitely isnt your typical Ron Howard Hollywood film. Our little Richie Cunninghams all grown up.
Juicy Cerebellum
3.5
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Film Force Ign
1.5
its The Searchers meets Dr. Phil as the move zig zags between hardcore western and family melodrama.
Fantastic A Daily
4.0
But its just as easy to be uncomfortably aware of time passing and suspense diminishing in the final reel.
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