Eighteen year old June (Storm Reid) has a slightly strained relationship with her mother Grace (Nia Long) and her new boyfriend Kevin (Ken Leung). So much so that she can not wait for them to go on holiday to Colombia so that she can throw copious parties. But when Grace and Kevin do not return home June turns to amateur sleuthing in her frustration at the lack of police action. 

Missing is a spiritual sequel to the highly entertaining Searching released in 2018. Whilst none of the characters are the same it is the genre and medium in which it is told that is the same. A missing person mystery told via the technology used to power the search. Every frame of the film is from a webcam, FaceTime call, camera, app or internet site. Searching was the story of a technophobe father searching for his missing daughter. Whilst Missing is the story of a technology literate daughter searching for her missing mother. Both films feature a prologue that establishes the parent/child relations before delving into the disappearance and search. 

The editors of Searching have become the writer/directors of Missing. And it is clear that Will Merrick and Nick D. Johnson understand the technology they are using on screen, the art of building suspense and how to use a wild plot twist here and there. Whilst their main character does occasionally leave her FaceTime webcam on her MacBook rather more than you would imagine any normal person doing so it does allow them to keep the story flowing in between her hacking and utilisation of various apps. In fact anyone who does not understand the benefits of strong passwords and two factor authentication by the end of this film is really not paying attention. 

Storm Reid delivers a compelling performance throughout. Something that is absolutely required given that she is onscreen for the majority of the feature. Whilst Joaquim de Almeida gives a scene stealing supporting role as a Colombian odd job man. 

Fans of Searching should spot a few nods throughout with the most obvious and fun one being the fact that June is seen watching a Netflix reconstruction of the events that occur in that film. 

A well constructed amateur detective story that is lots of fun.