Missing (2012)

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2012
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 34 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 9 out of 34
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  1. TVMovieFan
    Mar 15, 2012
    9
    I enjoyed it thoroughly, It was suspenseful, entertaining, action packed and I wasnt expecting to be any of these qualities before I watched the season opener. It has everything going for it, now i'm really down to see what happens next and to find out why exactly her son was nabbed and if Sean Bean comes back from the dead lol.
  2. 1016Sammy
    Mar 16, 2012
    9
    Beautiful show with lots of potential with skillful writing I see it going over 5 seasons its. Ashley Judd is so believable in her role as Mama Bourne. I loved it the sets were great as well
  3. nautico
    May 4, 2012
    2
    One of the worst espionage intrigue series I can remember seeing. Although the locations are attractive, the writing and scene setups are abysmal. Hard to believe Ashley Judd signed on to this dog. How could she have not seen it for what it was after reading a script or two?
  4. Akkhar
    Mar 23, 2012
    3
    A Mom tries to find her missing son ! in Italy , pairs ......... boring , not thrilling at all !
    heres what it should be ..... A Agent on a mission in Italy , pairs.... this is what we wanna see ... not some MoM with Gangster drama !
  5. EludiumQ36
    Mar 16, 2012
    3
    "Missing" is so ridiculously over the top with Ashley Judd as some soccer-mom cum killer agent. She's a weird (and failed) mashup of Martha Stewart and La Femme Nikita. So many plot and enduring-wardrobe holes that I'm sure the van that took her son drove back and forth through them. It was an easy delete decision and should be an easy early-cancel decision too.
  6. mariodefe
    Mar 18, 2012
    2
    Horror, I thought it was a comedy central show, but it wasn't, so then I got it clear, It was a SYFY's show (40log botox mother playing a james bond role?? it must be syfy), but it wasn't either, so I am horrorized because I don't know WTF is that
  7. justnother1
    Mar 16, 2012
    7
    What's not to like, Ashley Judd kicking butt, Sean Bean hovering in the background and Europe as the backdrop with some of the most beautiful cities in the world. I expected to be well entertained and I was.
  8. kirkegrd
    Mar 23, 2012
    10
    This is extremely entertaining televsion. Does it have moments of silly dialog and unrealistic situations? Yes, absolutely. But is it a true 'page turner' with a compelling plot that will keep you wanting more....YES. I understand why some of the critics haven't given Missing great reviews, but I think that if viewers give it a chance, they will get addicted. I hope more people find thisThis is extremely entertaining televsion. Does it have moments of silly dialog and unrealistic situations? Yes, absolutely. But is it a true 'page turner' with a compelling plot that will keep you wanting more....YES. I understand why some of the critics haven't given Missing great reviews, but I think that if viewers give it a chance, they will get addicted. I hope more people find this show...but definitely start from episode 1.… Expand
  9. musto95
    Mar 22, 2012
    7
    Missing grabs your attention, leaving questions and confusion, but in a good way. With a similar plot line to "Taken," the show packs enough suspense and action to keep you tuned in. Let's just hope it lasts throughout the season.
  10. jeremyp
    Apr 6, 2012
    10
    This is lush ludicrous stuff. Thank God it stays in Europe! It has holes you could fly an air bus through, and it took 4(5?) episodes before Ashley lost a fight with a younger male. Her game face gets tiring. We know Ashley you're a hockey mom on steroids. I just love the way the CIA gets to cavort through Europe guns blazing and no-one notices. I knew Sean Bean would re-emerge (he died inThis is lush ludicrous stuff. Thank God it stays in Europe! It has holes you could fly an air bus through, and it took 4(5?) episodes before Ashley lost a fight with a younger male. Her game face gets tiring. We know Ashley you're a hockey mom on steroids. I just love the way the CIA gets to cavort through Europe guns blazing and no-one notices. I knew Sean Bean would re-emerge (he died in Game of Thrones) why else would he be there and why else would he tell his son to get out of the car and get the ball. If only they'd hired better writers.… Expand
  11. flashgo47
    Mar 22, 2012
    10
    When you consider the crap the main line tv has thrown at us this year, this show is a gem. Along with Smash the best show of the year. I just love that it is set in Europe and it is now some sifi crap that will never happen.
  12. ShoCh
    Jul 16, 2012
    3
    Oh wow - this is awful. The production values make you feel like you are watching a soap opera. With shows like Southland, Justified and even The Good Wife out there, you have to do a hell of a lot better than this to catch the attention of the modern viewing public. Missing is about as edgy as Murder She Wrote. Dire.
  13. Dobby
    Mar 25, 2012
    6
    After watching 2 episodes, I am hooked on this show. Ashley Judd always plays a terrific ass-kicking female, and the storyline is very interesting. I'm curious to see how they'll be able to keep this story interesting for a whole season, though. It almost feels like a movie, instead of a TV show.
  14. PX54
    Apr 16, 2012
    5
    This is what i would call a 1-season show. Now don't get me wrong i don't mean it's going to cancelled, what i mean is; The title is Missing and is all about a Mother trying to find her Son, I can't see how you can drag that out for 5 or 6 years and keep it focused on that. At some point their going to have to have her start working for the CIA again or something and solve their cases.This is what i would call a 1-season show. Now don't get me wrong i don't mean it's going to cancelled, what i mean is; The title is Missing and is all about a Mother trying to find her Son, I can't see how you can drag that out for 5 or 6 years and keep it focused on that. At some point their going to have to have her start working for the CIA again or something and solve their cases. There's nothing other than the mystery of "why" that would keep me watching. The action scenes are low quality, and everything in between isn't any better.
    How come in all TV and Film with situations like this, the mother/father/etc is supposedly 'emotionally compromised' and shouldn't take on this task yet they still do and is still much better than everyone else involved? I can see how even though she's been out of the CIA for a good few years she would still be a skilled combatant but given that she's 'emotionally compromised' and everyone else involved has been in active service for the last few years I can't see how she doesn't get severely injured more often.    … Expand
  15. SwarleyStinson
    May 26, 2012
    9
    Good action/spy show with an interesting enough plot to keep it going. The first episode makes it look like a mindless, pure action show but after that the spy plot picks up and it's a lot better. There are a few silly things like that Becca still dresses like a mum while shes doing spy stuff and Sean Bean's American accent is not convincing anyone, but it is very entertaining.
  16. definitive
    Mar 17, 2012
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am very impressed with this show, I was browsing Hulu and just decided to watch it, and a huge part of my judgement is based on the fact that I went in blind. And I guess if you want to enjoy it, don't read anything about it and do the same go in blind. Spoilers ahead...
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    I really didn't expect the dad to die at all, I thought the mother would go missing, or the son and it will play out something like Ransom. But the Car blew up, the kid survived and then 10 years later, the kid wants to go to Rome, his mom didn't like it but let him go.

    Then, he goes missing, and the mom is still a mom goes to Rome to check on her son, finds his apartment through photos he sent (which I thought was smart of her) but I didn't feel like she was a super mom at all... Then she gets attacked by some one in her son's apartment, even during the fight I didn't expect anything is wrong she was just defending her son, not until she grabbed that broken piece of glass and then I was like OMG she is a super mom. This is exactly why I liked this show, I felt like an idiot the whole time watching a normal mom trying to find her son, while she was actually supermom lol. Nothing gave me prior to her holding that broken piece of glass any hint of anything else except that she was a normal mom wanting to find her son. Amazing, they fooled me and I love it when writers do that to me, too bad it's so rare those days.    … Expand
  17. FredMertz72
    Mar 24, 2012
    0
    Do you think a Menopausal Woman is better than a man for this part?

    I donâ
  18. AJ21
    Apr 28, 2012
    7
    A high budget travelogue this show continues to keep me interested! I hope the writers can keep up the suspenseful twists and turns! The acting is competent.

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
  1. Uncle Barky
    Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Mar 16, 2012
    50
    Missing's clue unraveling is barely believable when it's not simply preposterous.
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  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Mar 15, 2012
    40
    The premiere boasts intriguing hints of self-awareness but never quite follows through on them, and that's too bad.
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  3. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Mar 15, 2012
    70
    Yes, you've seen it before. But, hey, you haven't seen it with Ashley Judd.
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