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Movie critics combined give Missing, The (2003) a score of 2.4641 out of 4
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Washington Post (Desson Thomson)Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Ron Howard somehow makes a great movie and an awful movie, all at the same time. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
There's a pretty good Western hidden somewhere amid the extraneous scenes, unnecessary characters and adoring shots of the New Mexico wilderness, but Howard didn't have the heart to cut his movie. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Armed with his Beautiful Mind Oscar, Ron Howard stretches his wings with this attempt at a dark, wholly adult western. I just wish it was a more successful one. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
It's an entertaining and gripping film, with stunning production values and magnetic performances. And yet the script's continual pandering to Hollywood cliches lets it down. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Hey, it's Tommy Lee Jones doing what he does best: tracking down people. Films like The Fugitive, U.S. Marshals, Double Jeopardy, and The Huntedare just some of the films where he has had to be on the elusive trail of someone, andif The Missing proves any ...read the complete Missing movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies (Mr. Cranky)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Characters go through what you expect them to. Stuff happens because it needs to. We get nice scenery. And, in the end, it all smells like a rubber stamp. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for DVDTalk.com (Scott Weinberg)DVDTalk.com (Scott Weinberg)
Basically, The Missing is Ron Howard's John Ford impersonation, and the end result is as strangely schizophrenic as it sounds. ...read the complete Missing movie review at DVDTalk.com (Scott Weinberg)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Moviehole (Clint Morris)Moviehole (Clint Morris)
Quality entertainment. There’s lot of action, thrills, adventure and some great landscape...The performances are great ...read the complete Missing movie review at Moviehole (Clint Morris)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
The Missing is often entertaining. But plainly something more was aimed for, and incredibly simple, basic missteps keep the film from reaching the next level. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Born to play a Western hero, Jones sells the film's syrupy message with a soulful, wounded performance, relieved at times by his agreeably cantankerous sense of humor. ...read the complete Missing movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)The Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)
This murky, thriller-tinged Western has the terrain down cold -- from the wide-open spaces to the rocky vistas -- but beneath all the requisite genre trappings there's a vast, empty gulch where the affecting dramatic element should have been found. ...read the complete Missing movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Michael Rechtshaffen)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Clint Morris)Film Threat (Clint Morris)
The performances are great, the chemistry between the two leads is very good, and Ron Howard again proves himself a slick hand behind the camera. But like a lot of these power-packed pictures, there’s just something missing. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Film Threat (Clint Morris)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Didn't exactly remain ingrained in my mind as I walked out the door... but it was enjoyable enough to sit through. ...read the complete Missing movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium (JoBlo)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Anyone hungerin' to get back in the saddle for a good ol' epic western will find The Missing highly satisfying. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (--)Film Threat (--)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (--)Film Threat (--)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (--)Film Threat (--)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Film Threat (--)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Every time the movie starts to say something interesting about the complex relationship between the white man and the Indian, it retreats into genre cliches. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
What's missing in The Missing -- despite throwing in The Everything, from magic trinkets to group hugs -- is soul. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
Judging by the beautiful photography of Salvatore Totino, Howard knows what a Western should look like. But the thrills suggested by the trailers, in which the picture is presented almost like a frightening supernatural horror story, are nowhere to be ...read the complete Missing movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (David Trier)Movie-Vault.com (David Trier)
Besides not being particularly interesting, The Missing is also long. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Movie-Vault.com (David Trier)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (--)Baltimore Sun (--)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
What would a Ron Howard Movie be without Clint Howard? Why, sir, it would be like a John Cusack movie without Jeremy Piven. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Too cinematic to be genuine ...read the complete Missing movie review at Movie Habit (Marty Mapes)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Despite the actors' hard work (particularly Blanchett), the whole experience ultimately has a careful blandness to it, and the family-unity theme is hit with the subtlety of a hundred hammers. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
A routine thriller, with Western frills and fringes. ...read the complete Missing movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
Jones admirably steers clear of the pitfalls of what could potentially be a preposterous (and borderline offensive) character. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Cinema-Scene.com (David Perry)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
A sharp director of Westerns in the 1950s, such as Anthony Mann or Budd Boetticher, would have shaved half an hour off the running time, told the same story and perhaps also given the characters more personality. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
If only it didn’t waste so much time employing all the classic sounds, images, characterizations and motivations in its efforts to pretend to be a Western. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Though some of the content is questionable -- especially the whole 'brujo,' or American Indian witch, subplot -- the film is well-paced. And Howard does a nice job of keeping us in suspense about what's going to happen next. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Kinnopio's Movie Reviews (Craig Roush)Kinnopio's Movie Reviews (Craig Roush)
... by no means a safe movie, and unfortunately (though perhaps not unexpectedly) not a well made one. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Kinnopio's Movie Reviews (Craig Roush)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Suffers from the same problem that has plagued every movie Ron Howard has ever directed: It's crisp, efficient, well-made and strangely, vaguely dull. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
The movie can't overcome characterizations that are as spare as the landscapes and a Searchers - like story line that just isn't interesting enough to sustain interest over the course of 135 minutes. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for CineMe (Daniel Meyer)CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
...read the complete Missing movie review at CineMe (Daniel Meyer)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
The Missing may not be a standout western for modern day audiences, but it is undoubtedly a step in the right direction. ...read the complete Missing movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Popkorn Junkie (--)Popkorn Junkie (--)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
A movie that is, by turns, needlessly unpleasant for cheap effect and misguidedly heart-warming when it should remain stringent. The Missing lives down to its title. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
The Missing is well made, suspenseful, and superlatively acted for the most part, but its harshness never feels organic to the tale. What should be devastating is just terribly unpleasant. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
[Jones'] lived-in performance is one of the reasons The Missing works fairly well despite a reservoir of petty problems. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Michael Booth)Denver Post (Michael Booth)
A terrific setup, full of inviting genre familiarity and modern tension, borrowed from the novel of the same name. And then, as that mouthy teenager goes lost in an Apache raid, so does the movie itself. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Denver Post (Michael Booth)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Nearly 50 years after John Ford's "Searchers" we have arrived at a point in film history when the movie industry can offer a less sophisticated version of the same material. ...read the complete Missing movie review at The New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
As a good ol' damsels-in-distress Western... The Missing is reliable, if over-earnest, matinee fodder. Unfortunately, the director has his eye on the Oscar... ...read the complete Missing movie review at SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
A big snooze because we can't take the main characters seriously. ...read the complete Missing movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The bones of a great Western remain barely visible under the layer of mush he and screenwriter Ken Kaufman smooth over them, reminders of the viciously memorable film that might have been. ...read the complete Missing movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Could have worked as a psychological thriller, but it plays its hand too early and too often. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (John Anderson)Newsday (John Anderson)
Although based on a novel, Thomas Eidson's The Last Ride , the story feels stretched to the snapping point and is certainly unfocused. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
It's crisp, efficient, well-made and strangely, vaguely dull. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)
Watching her (Blanchett) and Jones work together is the chief pleasure of this polished but self-conscious drama--Howard delivers some terse and coherent suspense sequences, but Ford looms over the story like a rifleman hidden in the red rock. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
A clunky Western that tries so hard to be Politically Correct that although young women are kidnapped by Indians to be sold into prostitution in Mexico, they are never molested by their captors. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
However bogged down by predictable story rhythms, banally assembled shoot-outs, and climactic mano a mano, The Missing has an acidic period tone, a respect for the reality of violence, and a refreshing dearth of superhuman heroics and easy triumph. For ...read the complete Missing movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
While it roots the heroine's compassion in her Christian beliefs, it suggests Indian occultism is equally powerful. And the last third is a lackluster barrage of stalking, shooting, and fighting. Too bad the movie doesn't ride into its own sunset about ...read the complete Missing movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
a moody and arduously serious western psychodrama ...read the complete Missing movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
OK, I've never ridden in a stagecoach, but the grim Western The Missing made me feel like I was taking a coach trip: It's worthwhile, but there are dull patches, as well as a lot of lurching and wandering off-course. ...read the complete Missing movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
It might better be titled The Awkward. ...read the complete Missing movie review at The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (Liam Lacey)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
What neither Howard nor his screenwriter, Ken Kaufman, seem to realize is that The Missing is that much bleaker and more unsettling when its horrors spring forth from the land itself and from the souls of wayward men. ...read the complete Missing movie review at LA Weekly (Scott Foundas)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
It's a big snooze because we can't take the main characters seriously. ...read the complete Missing movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
A drawn-out depiction of frontier brutality and the racist attitudes of the times. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) (Judith Egerton)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It's such a preposterous setup that I was always aware of the plot chugging away, and the logistics of the chase defy all common sense. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Can't be dismissed. Yet something keeps this movie from being completely satisfying: a disconnect between the plot and the point. ...read the complete Missing movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Howard's style-less, literal approach is to his disadvantage here, since it exposes the narrative as not very compelling and fairly generic. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
The Missing is so dour it makes you wonder why they didn't all just pack up and go back East. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.68 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
The movie also has a supernatural element: the leader of the renegades (Eric Schweig) turns out to be a sorcerer with occult powers. It's very clumsy, and speaks to the pandering streak in Howard that has always prevented him from being a truly ...read the complete Missing movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer (William Arnold)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
...va dans toutes les directions sans choisir de tracé clair. ...read the complete Missing movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
...read the complete Missing movie review at Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy Film Review Database (--)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
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Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Stephen Himes)Film Snobs (Stephen Himes)
Tommy Lee Jones looks like he's been on a bender with Al Gore. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Film Snobs (Stephen Himes)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Apparently the only thing tougher than endurance on the frontier is sitting through a movie about endurance on the frontier -- at least that is the point The Missing seems determined to make. ...read the complete Missing movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)
Howard hasn't the conviction to make a truly tough-minded thriller. Instead, he indulges in every genre shortcut imaginable, resulting in a film that feels creakingly old the first time through. ...read the complete Missing movie review at eye WEEKLY (Adam Nayman)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
What’s missing from The Missing is Howard’s heart and human touch in the face of tragedy ...read the complete Missing movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
At once racially fearful, and anxiously apologetic, patriarchal and post-feminist, pacifist and trigger-happy -- The Missing is engaged in one big, long desert showdown with itself. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Toronto Star (Geoff Pevere)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for DVDTalk.com (Megan Denny)DVDTalk.com (Megan Denny)
The Missing is simply all the ingredients of a western poured into the Ron Howard formula. ...read the complete Missing movie review at DVDTalk.com (Megan Denny)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
The Missing has the look but not the feel of a terrific movie. ...read the complete Missing movie review at TheMovieChicks.com (Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Cranky Critic® (Chuck Schwartz)Cranky Critic® (Chuck Schwartz)
Oh how we wish we could say that The Missing is 'compelling' viewing. It's not. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Cranky Critic® (Chuck Schwartz)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Though intelligent and well-crafted, the film suffers from Ron Howard's fundamental sense of decorum and concern for his viewers' tender sensibilities. ...read the complete Missing movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
The only thing The Missing isn't missing is a handful of climaxes, all of them of the anti- variety that leave you believing, then praying the movie's over a good 30 minutes before its actual and inevitable finale. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Howard is all craft and no emotion, making his movie less like a western than a reenactment of a western. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
This is not one of Howard’s better films, but a mediocre Ron Howard film is better than the best of better than half of Hollywood. ...read the complete Missing movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
Missing, The (2003) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
Where The Searchers challenged assumptions and attitudes still current in 1956, Howard's film embraces, if not panders to, politically correct current attitudes… ...read the complete Missing movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
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Missing, The (2003) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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