A hot new thriller that garnered critical acclaim on its 2023 release is now just a click away for Netflix subscribers.Engaging viewers from start to finish, the film boasts a novel gimmick that sets it apart within the genre.Debuted in 2023, this entrancing 'screenlife' genre movie unfolds entirely via a computer screen, smartphones, or other devices.Missing serves as the standalone sequel to the 2018 film Searching and features Storm Reid as 18 year old June Allen.
She's in a frantic search to find her mother after she vanishes while on holiday with her new beau. June, although miles away in Los Angeles, leverages every tech tool available to trace her mother's disappearance in Colombia, stumbling upon shocking truths in the process, reports the Mirror.
With an 88 percent rating from critics and a staggering 90 percent audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Missing is hard to pass up now that it's accessible on Netflix in the UK.Empire magazine hailed it as "a gripping, well-told, incredibly watchable thriller for a new generation of TikTok sleuths - and a compelling argument to up your average screen-time."They also heaped praise on Reid for her "excellent and engaging performance" in the drama, noting that "while both are stories about fractured relationships between parents and children being healed through a traumatic experience, Missing finds surprising, dramatically powerful ways to deepen that arc, with a final-act reveal that hits hard."An enthusiastic Google reviewer wrote: "Absolutely Amazing!
Two hours of being on edge, unable to take your eyes off the screen!!", lauding the film's gripping nature and adding, "Also an amazing writing voice that shows how great a storyteller the director is."The twists were
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