I saw this on an airplane today, and while I understand this isn't the
best way to view a film, it didn't really work for me. The plot is
fairly straight forward stuff, nothing surprising there- although there
did seem to be some missed opportunities, especially when you look at a
superb film like "Missing"- so much more could have been made of the
politics involved, which would have ratcheted up the tension a mite. The
acting was okay, but unlike the other reviewers here I thought the best
actor in it was David Morse. I believed every single thing he did, and
he had a lot of tough stuff to do. He's a very good actor. Russell Crowe
seemed to be acting tough, which he does fine, but I found nothing
special in it. The big disappointment for me was Meg Ryan. Shot as
though she was Barbra Streisand, as if through numerous filters, her
make up was perfect in every single scene. And her face- well, let's
just say she's looking more and more like Michelle Pfeiffer or Goldie
Hawn. Some may say that's not such a bad thing, and it isn't, but I
liked the Meg of old, she was far more expressive and free and alive.
Now she seems to want to be 'aging well' or something, and it's limiting
and dull. Of course, it doesn't help that she had such winning lines as
"Why are you doing this?" - the script is indeed weak. To say nothing of
the fact that she is the helpless and occasionally dangerously stupid
weak female of the piece, just waiting for big strong Russell to 'take
charge' (like a real man always does) and save the poor weepy female.
The movie starts out great, then fades into your average forgettable
film.
best way to view a film, it didn't really work for me. The plot is
fairly straight forward stuff, nothing surprising there- although there
did seem to be some missed opportunities, especially when you look at a
superb film like "Missing"- so much more could have been made of the
politics involved, which would have ratcheted up the tension a mite. The
acting was okay, but unlike the other reviewers here I thought the best
actor in it was David Morse. I believed every single thing he did, and
he had a lot of tough stuff to do. He's a very good actor. Russell Crowe
seemed to be acting tough, which he does fine, but I found nothing
special in it. The big disappointment for me was Meg Ryan. Shot as
though she was Barbra Streisand, as if through numerous filters, her
make up was perfect in every single scene. And her face- well, let's
just say she's looking more and more like Michelle Pfeiffer or Goldie
Hawn. Some may say that's not such a bad thing, and it isn't, but I
liked the Meg of old, she was far more expressive and free and alive.
Now she seems to want to be 'aging well' or something, and it's limiting
and dull. Of course, it doesn't help that she had such winning lines as
"Why are you doing this?" - the script is indeed weak. To say nothing of
the fact that she is the helpless and occasionally dangerously stupid
weak female of the piece, just waiting for big strong Russell to 'take
charge' (like a real man always does) and save the poor weepy female.
The movie starts out great, then fades into your average forgettable
film.