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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeMissing succeeds at maintaining a propulsive, nail-biting atmosphere and overcoming the boredom of its conventional narrative beats by treating each tool — Gmail accounts, iPhone photos and company websites — as a deeply layered puzzle, one that gathers and offers more information than most people realize.
- 80Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzI was only able to figure out the answer to about a third of the mysteries. But the rest left a thrilling impression that made “Missing” a genuinely fun ride.
- 75ColliderRoss BonaimeColliderRoss BonaimeStructurally, Missing can often feel a bit too much like Searching at times, but by the end, it finds its own path in this intriguing way to tell a mystery.
- 75TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleIt’s all great fun, even if there’s no central performance as riveting as Cho’s in “Searching.” Then again, acting in movies like this is an admittedly uphill battle, one that Reid is better at when not having to rely on the occasionally tinny dialogue. Long, Leung and de Almeida, meanwhile, fill the tapestry of intrigue efficiently and appealingly.
- 70Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonScreen RantPatrice WitherspoonThis isn’t a film that relies on gimmicks and shock value. Instead, first-time feature directors Johnson and Merrick masterfully craft a story that relies on social media and technology to the benefit of the script. And thanks to a well-framed story and clever structure, everything comes together by the film’s end, revealing the answers from clues that just may have been there the entire time.
- 60VarietyTodd GilchristVarietyTodd GilchristAn improbable escalation of events and more than a few niggling questions about who’s doing what and how renders this screenlife thriller in dimensions that unfortunately resonate better on an intimate, handheld scale than the big screen.
- 60IGNMatt DonatoIGNMatt DonatoMissing owes its best moments to learning from 2018’s Searching, but is a bit of a downgrade in terms of Screenlife usage.
- 50IndieWireVikram MurthiIndieWireVikram MurthiThe many logic-defying developments in “Missing” make it difficult to hold one’s attention, especially considering that the film gives viewers plenty of time to think about the countless ways it doesn’t make sense.
- 50Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithHumor for the sake of humor is a worthwhile pursuit, but Missing’s final act is more unintentionally funny than intentionally funny.