Release Date:
Wednesday, November 26, 2003
You cant blame Ron Howard for the many loving, lingering shots of star Cate Blanchett in his latest directorial effort, The Missingwhat director could resist that face? But if from the previews, youd hoped for an M. Night Shyamalan*like spooky thriller (think The Sixth Sense or Signs), youll be sadly disappointed.
Blanchett plays a 19th-century frontier mom who loses her teenage daughter to a group of outlaw girl-runners based along the Mexican border and led by a Native American witch. (The visage of this pockmarked brujo is the spookiest part of the film.) Tommy Lee Jones sleepwalks through his role as the estranged and strange grandpa who rides along just in time to find some redemption. People get butchered. Curses and counter-curses are flung about. And Evan Rachel Woods, as the kidnapped daughter, cements her future role as the object of affection for Maxim readers everywhere. (Shell be 18 in two years.)
The Missing is ultimately about forgiveness and family trustjust in time for your Thanksgiving bout of family bustups.
* In case you were wondering, M. Night Shyamalans next film, The Village, is scheduled for release in August 2004.
Blanchett plays a 19th-century frontier mom who loses her teenage daughter to a group of outlaw girl-runners based along the Mexican border and led by a Native American witch. (The visage of this pockmarked brujo is the spookiest part of the film.) Tommy Lee Jones sleepwalks through his role as the estranged and strange grandpa who rides along just in time to find some redemption. People get butchered. Curses and counter-curses are flung about. And Evan Rachel Woods, as the kidnapped daughter, cements her future role as the object of affection for Maxim readers everywhere. (Shell be 18 in two years.)
The Missing is ultimately about forgiveness and family trustjust in time for your Thanksgiving bout of family bustups.
* In case you were wondering, M. Night Shyamalans next film, The Village, is scheduled for release in August 2004.