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Cate Blanchett blazes through The Missing, a new Western directed by Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13). The camera truly loves the planes of her face; even dusty and bedraggled, she radiates star power--which is good, because The Missing needs it. When her daughter is kidnapped by renegade Indians, Maggie Gilkeson (Blanchett) is forced to turn to her estranged father (Tommy Lee Jones, Men in Black, The Fugitive), a man who abandoned her as a child to join an Indian tribe. Together, they pursue a malignant brujo (or witch), who sells young girls in Mexico. The Missing features solid supporting performances from Evan Rachel Wood, Eric Schweig, Aaron Eckhart, Val Kilmer, and feisty young Jenna Boyd as Maggie's youngest daughter Dot, who refuses to be left behind. Despite the cast and some gorgeous cinematography, though, The Missing never finds its stride. --Bret Fetzer
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By Johnny Boy
Format:DVD
Well I really tend to disagree with those who have panned this movie.I think Mr.Howard did a hell of a job on this one with two top stars doing their very best.It certainly kept my attention for over two hours.I'll watch it again and again.Jon
By iron giant
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superbit dts,thats the name of the game here.with excellent picture and superb sound The Missing fires on all cylinders with great acting from veterans Cate Blanchett,Tommy Lee Jones and cameo from Val Kilmer and directed by Ron Howard.I found the movie to be interesting and enjoyed the back woods provincial backdrops that surround there living everyday in the late 1800 hundreds.Lots of action and Tommy Lee proves hes one of the main characters and can hold his own in this period piece.Sit back and just enjoy this little back woods flik cause theres magic in the air and the bad guys which every movie has are extremely bad indeed,but the goods guys are extremely good also so what we have here is a bang up rip rouring rousing duel of good vs evil.Cate Blancett gets high marks for her enduring role.A bag pop corn and a large pop is all you need to start this superb superbit film so enjoy and dont have any expectations and you will like take this movie to heart and remember,The Missing is coming for you,so enjoy or you could be next !!!!!
By L. Mintah
Format:DVD
New Mexico has one of the most beautiful and haunting landscapes in the United States. Desert, arroyo, plains, twisted wood and rock formations, and a sky that is like something out of a dream. In The Missing, this landscape shifts constantly, evoking fantastic and surreal images that lend well to the mood of the story.
Cate Blanchett stars as Maggie, a tough and independent frontier "healer," who is also a single mother of two girls. Her independence is not enough to save her from the nightmare that erupts when a renegade Apache brujo (sorceror/male witch) kidnaps her teenage daughter Lily. The Brujo is selling young women as sex slaves in Mexico. This man is one bad Indian. Like Lonesome Dove's Blue Duck, the Brujo lends this gritty Western authenticity in these days of forced diversity and political correctness. Not to give anything of the story away, let's just say the villian's methods of killing are creative. This makes The Missing a very violent and disturbing movie.
Tommy Lee Jones stars as Maggie's estranged father. He is steeped in Indian ways himself, having lived with the Chirakawa tribe when he abandoned his family when Maggie was a little girl. Consequently, Maggie has intense hatred for her father. One of the very touching elements in the story is young Dot's eagerness to get to know her grandfather over her mother's rage. Revenge is not served up here, rather repentance is. Going after what you love, what has been taken from you, has consequences. Maggie's outright revulsion for Indians also has a terrible and unforseen consequence in the movie. Indian magic and witchcraft is real in this film, blending with the shape-shifting landscape. For further understanding of Native American witchcraft, Tony Hillerman's novel Skinwalkers is good.
The movie's general sequence of events is predictable, but that was not enough to stop me from weeping at the end. Also, the suspense was incredible. I should have known with a Ron Howard movie. I plan on purchasing this DVD, and I think my husband will really enjoy it, too.
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Published on Jun 30 2007 by Roberta Toth
4.0 out of 5 stars
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY
Ron Howard's THE MISSING is a blend of western, action and supernatural ingredients. Having the marvelous Cate Blanchett as Maggie catapults the picture into its worthiness. Read more
Published on July 14 2004 by Michael Butts
3.0 out of 5 stars
The Missing is missing something...
"The Missing" is an incredible piece work, an epic western, and an effectively eerie thriller. Directed by Ron Howard and starring Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee Jones, this film is... Read more
Published on July 11 2004 by Ryan L.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting take on the Western movie format
The Missing isn't my favorite movie but it does have a lot going for it. Northern New Mexico 1885 is the setting in which a youngish single mother and her two daughters try to make... Read more
Published on Jun 30 2004 by A. Burchfield
2.0 out of 5 stars
Cleansed version of The Searchers...
At the end of the 19th century Maggie Gilkeson (Cate Blanchett), a rural doctor in the state of New Mexico, has to face the return of her unwanted father Samuel Jones (Tommy Lee... Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by Kim Anehall
3.0 out of 5 stars
Something went wrong here...
"The Missing" definetely had the potential to be one of Ron Howard's best films, but somewhere along the way Howard seemed to have given up on it. Read more
Published on Jun 23 2004 by T. Tiraterra
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hard Gritty Western
I wanted to see "The Missing" when it came out in the movie theater but for one reason or another it passed me by. Rented the DVD, and quite frankly loved it. Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004 by Serene
1.0 out of 5 stars
arguably the worst move ever
my father in law sent this movie and now I find myself in a "The Ring" type dilemma. Should I destroy this copy and never speak of it again or keep it and warn people... Read more
Published on Jun 17 2004
2.0 out of 5 stars
Am I Missing Something Here?
What is it with Hollywood? Are there some ancient rituals or rules to plots that MUST be followed? Like: man sleep with woman, next day he dead (see Cold Mountain, etc. Read more
Published on Jun 16 2004 by Rob
3.0 out of 5 stars
Blah ... Ron Howard must have had his mind on other things
Ron Howard's films can range from classic to mediocre. This one falls more into the latter category. Read more
Published on Jun 10 2004 by M. B. Trapp
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