Review Of English Movie Missing – A Digital Thriller Better Than Its Predecessors Searching.

Director : Nicholas Johnson , Will Merrick

Star Cast : Nia Long ,Storm Reid , Jen Laung 

Overview :Its a sequel of the movie Searching   wherein , David Kim used technology to find his missing daughter  audiences are getting a new mystery thriller after 4 years by name of Missing  set entirely on phone, computer, and smartwatch screens.

Storyline : The film is set up  in a single-parent household, told through screens belonging to our protagonist, June Allen (Storm Reid). She’s a rebellious teenage girl whose mother, Grace (Nia Long), travels to Colombia with her boyfriend, Kevin (Ken Leung). With the house to herself and a week of partying later, June waits at the airport for her mother, who never shows up. With her mother gone in a country thousands of miles away, June uses the internet to investigate what happened to her.

How June unfolds the mystery with the use of internet following a maze of links  forms the crux of the movie.

Technical Review : Once Johnson and Merrick set up the mystery surrounding a mother who disappeared, we are locked in for a classic, well-told story that will keep you guessing from the first minute to the last making it engaging and compelling in all the best ways, Missing effectively uses its computer screen medium to tell a thrilling mystery that unfolds in unexpected ways , keeping the audience guessing who the real culprit is and keep the audience glued to their seats with thrilling moments and equally thrilling background score.

  A technically brilliant movie by  Directors Johnson & Merrick who were previously editors of Searching.

Performances : Storm Reid who plays character of June , Reid’s performance anchors this film with emotional moments and a fierce determination that keeps you watching.the movie without a blinking your eyes.

Final Words : If you were a fan of the twisty, unpredictable nature of the tech-savvy original film, searching then  get ready for even more of that with this film, which tells a fresh, exciting mystery that will excite you till your core 

Rating : 3.5*/5*

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