by John Z.
Well I decided to take a break from my normal daily routine this afternoon and snuck away to see the premiere of the new movie, ‘Searching.’ I was immediately sucked in by the movie trailer so was looking forward to checking out this flick. Well, let me tell you the only thing you will be ‘searching’ for are the 2 hours spent watching this film.
That is probably pretty harsh as there are some positives about it: 1) John Cho, who plays the father and main character in the film, does a great acting job, considering what he has to work with , 2) the film itself, directed by Aneesh Chaganty, is shot in a unique way in that it is almost all ‘online’ meaning that you are watching the father, who is very tech savvy, work his way through chat rooms, websites, etc. trying to find out who is daughter is and 3) there is a pretty good plot twist at the end.
The cons though are that Debra Messing, who plays a police detective, is totally out of character, while there are also some relationships not fully developed in the film so many holes are left open and again, the film is almost entirely shot ‘online’ so while different, it did get old after awhile. Overall it is an ok film for getting away and just going to the movies but it might be best enjoyed as a rental.
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ReplyDeleteI didn't expect much going in to this movie but it sucked me in right away. Definitely worth a watch.
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