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Summary: Western adventure that falls just short
Review: Ron Howard's visually stunning "The Missing" had excellent potential to be a classic western but didn't quite make it. Filmed on location in New Mexico, the script didn't allow the players to display their acting talent.Cate Blanchett, one of the finest young actresses on the silver screen today, played Maggie Gilkeson, an 1885 New Mexican ranch owner. The mother of two daughters, her life gets upheaved when her estranged father, Tommy Lee Jones arrives on the scene. Jones, years ago, left his family to "go native" and take up residence with a tribe of Indians. Unwelcomed by Blanchett, they have a forced reconciliation when Blanchett's eldest daughter Lily is kidnapped by a band of renegade Apaches. The kidnappers are led by a frightful Eric Schweig, a witch doctor who orchestrates a trail of death to local homesteaders while snatching young women to be sold in Mexico. Jones, Blanchett and her youngest daughter Dot, played by the perky Jenna Boyd embark on a mission to rescue the abducted Lily through a panorama of magnificent scenery. The cinematography cannot mask the thinness of the dialogue and script. Blanchett, oratoically gifted, often times in relegated to brusque segments of conversation. Jones, somewhat miscast, at times appeared bored playing his role.
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Summary: Definitely Underrated
Review: This movie was much better than I thought it would be given the reviews it received. It's a strange blend of a typical story about a kidnapping and search in New Mexico in the late 1880's,interwoven with clashes between generations,cultures,science vs magic,good and evil,etc.Cate Blanchett is terrific in this movie and so is Tommy Lee Jones and the rest of the cast. Perhaps the reason that critics panned it is because there is so much going underneath the surface of this movie. Certainly it's one of those films that you probably would have to watch serveral times to really appreciate. I suppose this is the reason critics didn't like it much.
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Summary: GREAT MOVIE, GREAT ACTORS,GREAT EVERYTHING
Review: This is a very good movie for people who like western/violence type of movies. This movie had a great cast and story. Maggie(Kate Blanchett) searches for her kidnapped daughter after she finds her young daughter in the woods where two guy were murdered. A guy named Apache Brujo kidnappes the daughter Samuel(Tommy Lee Jones) is maggie's father which she doesn't want to be with in the beginning of the movie. The three search for Lily, the kidnapped daughter. Overall this is a great movie. It shouldn't be rated R though because there is no gore or language just blood and violence. The 2nd dvd even has special features so you can see the making of the film along with other specials.
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Summary: Definitely worth watching...
Review: First off, I've gotta admit that I'm partial to any movie starring Cate Blanchett (my absolute favorite actress). Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean that the movie is gonna please everyone. Thankfully, though, this film has a lot of universal appeal. Fantastically acted, the story really gets down to the nitty gritty as far as what late 19th century life in Arizona was actually like. Everything is so authentic, and all of the actors pour incredible amounts of emotion into their roles. Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett nail their characters perfectly, and share an emotionally rocky journey from start to finish. Going back to what a previous reviewer mentioned earlier, Ron Howard's directing does cause things to move a bit slow [from time to time], but I think the story itself benefitted from this and is actually better because of the pace. Overall, I would highly recommend this film.
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Summary: Absolutely Fabulous! And underrated!
Review: The most underrated movie of the year! Just wonderful. Exciting old western tale and moving story of a kidnapped girl. I have to read the book now. Really enjoyable movie! Tommy Lee Jones was fantastic, Cate Blanchett was powerful and moving, the girl who played Lily was great, and Jenna Boyd was superb in her role as the little girl.
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Summary: More Than Just a Western
Review: More than just a western... The Missing is a story of a mother searching for her kidnapped daughter. Very touching and moving. Ron Howard is a wonderful director and he has done a great job in combining the Western genre with a story about a family. Tommy Lee Jones and Cate Blanchett give amazing acting performances.
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Summary: It's missing
Review: Okay, when this movie was in the theater, I wasn't expecting much. Then I went to the video store and looked at the back on the packaging. It actually sounded interesting. Then I watched it. Then I discovered that I expected too much. The movie started off okay. I was actually interested by the characters and the cinematography was quite lovely and well, it was quite watchable. This movie doesn't sound too bad. Well, then I watched the movie through the end. That was one of the problems; it never seemed to end. It just kept going and going and all this extra going on just wasn't interesting. The movie just got boring and redundant. Bad guys hit a girl, girl tries to escape, girl in recaught and hit again and daughter and dad find obstacle, surpass it, find obstacle, surpass it. And, none of these obstacles are fun or exciting to watch. I'm going to stop now because I don't want to go on and on. That was the problem of The Missing.
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Summary: Grueling!
Review: Ron Howard, Tommy Lee Jones, and Kate Blanchett...you'd think this would be a winning combination. It's not. The acting is stilted and often silly. Scenes of gratuitous brutality are juxtaposed to Native American "good old boy" chit-chat. The movie drags on and on. An enormous waste of time.
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Summary: Worth the rental...
Review: Rating System:
1 star = abysmal; some movies deserve to be forgotten
2 star = poor; a total waste of time
3 star = good; worth the effort
4 star = very good; what writing & acting should be
5 star = fantastic; must own it and share it with others STORY: A woman has to ask her estranged father for help when her eldest daughter is kidnapped. MY FEEDBACK:
1) Great acting...especially by the child actors in the movie
2) Kind of reminded me of John Wayne's, The Searchers as far as plot is concerned.
3) Not as scary and mystical as the trailers make it out to be
4) Sparse, but well placed humor
5) Good characterization, leaving just enough hinted at without giving you a full info dump on a character's background OVERALL: Not a "great" movie but definitely one worth renting. True fans of Jones or Blanchett will enjoy seeing these actors working together and the performances they each give.
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Summary: okay movie kind of long
Review: overall this movie IS good but alittle drawn out it seems. Set in the west in the Cowboys and Indians times a womans oldest child in kidnapped by indians. The womens long lost father who left her at a young age to live with an Indian women agrees to help track the kidnappers. Who later you learn are going to Mexico to sell the girls as slaves. The movie is well made with some exciting parts with good action. Worth renting or buying. Enjoy
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