Suspenseful, dramatic, gripping, twisted and exciting. What words could better define a tv show!! Was hooked from beginning till last minute. Ending was weird, but the ride was enjoyable. Nice show, can't wait for season 2, though heard it's a different story not connected to the first.
I loved the series but have been debating with my friends about the ending. I believe that their son was never murdered but ultimately sold in Russia and in the last scene Tony found him. There was a picture drawn on the boy's apartment window which was the same as the little boy had drawn for his Dad and on the wall in the basement where he was held after the abduction. I think the search did drive Tony crazy but in the end he found his son and after seeing the drawing the young man will come to the conclusion that the crazy man at his door is indeed his father. Does anyone else agree??
Credit the writers and the director--and the various wonderful acting performances you’ll see sprinkled about--for making The Missing something more than just a whodunit.
The Missing, an eight-hour thriller coming to Starz on Saturday, is so tantalizing and haunting that it qualifies as a must-see, even for viewers who might be suffering from serial crime fatigue.
There have been an awful lot of movies and shows about lost children, but The Missing elevates the familiar dynamic to a new level with a gut wrenching mystery. By the end of the first episode, you really want to know what happened to the tyke while dreading where the answer might take you.
The Missing, written by brothers Harry and Jack Williams and directed by Tom Shankland, is sometimes grueling to watch. But it earns a place in haunting crime drama next to the recent “Broadchurch” and “Top of the Lake.”
Its somewhat opaque characters never quite moved me on that level [of "Broadchurch," "Happy Valley" or "Top of the Lake"]. Though it's well made and respectful of its subject matter, something about this show keeps it not at the surface but more or less reliably near it.
This is great TV story telling. James Nesbitt has brought his A-game as the father experiencing every parent's worst nightmare. The rest of the cast is excellent as well. I always marvel at what the UK and most of Europe can do with a story brought either to the small or large screen. The twists and turns of the story never seem artificial or contrived. Brilliant.
Parts of this were very good. The end of the first episode, in particular, was fantastic. But at times the show really did drag, and eventually I just wanted it to end already. The premise promised much and really didn't deliver much in the way of an interesting story. Lots of potential wasted, but still watchable.
I found it incredibly hard to follow. It seemed to jump about so much from past to present. The only way I could tell was by the length and colour of hair! Love James Nesbit and never seen anything but great acting from him. Pity the editing wasn't better. Good story told in a corkscrew way.
A bit too tedious and slow. The characters aren't interesting enough nor did I feel that I could relate to them. The ending was too much of a let down as well.
I am disappointed in this Starz series. The plot had the viewer going in all different directions pointing strongly to a possible pedophile and to human trafficking for the sex trade. Key characters were suspect all throughout the series that had nothing to do with the disappearance of sweet Oliver. What was the point of that, as it led to great frustration from one episode to the next. In hind sight, there is no point to Ian and Victor being suspect, yet the movement of the series led you on to believe they had a definite role in Oliver's disappearance. They had suspicious behavior, for what? Twists and turns throughout that went nowhere. I would love one more episode that explains where the body is. And explain how Victor and Ian were actually involved all along. Hit by a car...seriously?? The actors did a great job. The plot needed help.