Missing is a thriller involving a young daughter's search for her mother after she mysteriously disappears in Columbia.
Written and directed by the duo of Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick, Missing is a pseudo-sequel to the movie Searching released in 2018. These types of films can be edited to keep the attention of the audience. Some pacing can be a bit too unrealistic but it's fine. This was certainly better than Searching.
Storm Reid plays June the main character searching for her mom. She does a lot better here than in A Wrinkle in Time where her character there was insufferable and don't get me started on Euphoria. Here she has a well-written arch from being an annoying selfish teenager to being someone who actually empathizes with others.
Nia Long plays the missing mom, and she does a pretty convincing job pretending to be an overprotective mother with a secret. You might remember her from The Best Man or Big Momma's House. She certainly is better in this than in #BlackAF.
I didn't see this in theaters, and I kinda wish I had. It really does have some good twists that many people I imagine won't see coming. Result: B-
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