Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

Ploydsge just watch it!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Ismaninb Missing in America should be compared with European drama; I am thinking of titles like La Dentelliere and Una Giornata Particolara. The similarities are striking, though the stories are very different. Movies like these focus on character, relations and yes, they manipulate the spectator. There is nothing wrong with that.The secret is in the dosing. Alas the end of Missing in America is an overdose. Like others have noted, the death of Lennie was not necessary. The two subsequent scenes, especially Katie's instant healing, were absolutely not trustworthy. As a result the scene at the memorial wall s***s.Docketerman is a talented director, no doubt about it. She has the talent to get the best from her actors. Every role, not matter how small, looked like or was (essentially the same) like played by a top actor. The way she used the flashback scene reminded me of For a few dollars more; the effect was the same, though in a completely different setting. Also Docketerman made a very good use of the beautiful landscape - again the influence of Leone? She succeeded in giving the veterans a credible background. I am sorry for okieindian, but the hundreds of hurt veterans are more interesting for a drama than the millions of normal ones. These don't need comrades like Jake. It is nonsense to state, that this story is an insult; it is not about them. Neither is Missing in America a political movie like that Oliver Stone/Tom Cruise one; it is a drama of individuals.I strongly recommend Docketerman to study the titles above; another suggestion is the melodrama part of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Blondie comforting the soldier). She also must learn, that in such situations absolute silence works better than wining hobo music. It is a strong tendency in American movies to "support" emotional scenes with pseudo-emotional music. The result is always predictability and distraction. I sincerely hope that she, like all the greats, analyzes the flaws of Missing in America.It is a pity, that Docketerman spoiled a potential masterpiece. She has a great future though.

diesixdie I could go on about the various flaws of this movie. There are problems with the screenplay, obvious manipulation of the viewer's emotions, some predictable characterization and plot development, but never mind that.If I shove all that aside, I still find that I liked all of the major characters, and really cared about them. Danny Glover does a bang-up job. He has his character nailed, dead on. Zoe Weizenbaum is just downright stunning. Even if you're a misanthrope, like me, who can't stand children, you'll find yourself drawn in by her. Linda Hamilton, who we don't seem to see enough of, lately, plays a damaged, but likable storekeeper who pulls it all together. The actor who played "Red", even though he had no dialog, drew me into the horror of his past, in the scene at the cliff. For an instant I felt the pain of having his memories, which have left him twisted and isolated. Thankfully, only for an instant. I confess to having a few tears jerked by this movie. That doesn't happen often. I find the word "damaged" coming to mind a lot while thinking about this movie. It's true that life has a 100% fatality rate, and hardly anybody reaches their last moment undamaged. Some people, like those who got stuck with the job of being soldiers in Viet Nam, got a lot more damage then some of us luckier ones. This is a movie about damaged people, doing what they can for each other, even when most of society has abandoned them.I DO agree with a lot of the reviewers, here, that the ending unfolded in an unnecessary way. I can't say more without having to turn on the spoiler flag. I'm probably spoiled, myself, by the standard American cinema's penchant for "feel-good" happy endings, so don't you mind.Go rent this. See it on cable. It'll provoke a thought, evoke a tear, enrich Blockbuster by about a dollar-ninety-nine and bring you 102 minutes closer to your last moment. A little better for it, maybe?

dgar1948 I enjoyed this movie and plan to purchase it. A good movie which highlights I think the problems many Vietnam veterans have had to endure because of their wartime experiences. Danny Glover is an excellent actor and Zoe Weisenbaum as the Vietnamese halfbreed is also excellent. Or rather I should say Amerasian. She is part Chinese but could pass for many races. Indian, Filipina, Alaskan, Mongolian, Vietnamese and even some Hispanics that look Asian. She's 14 in the movie (2005) but she must be tiny. Anyway she's very enjoyable to watch and she should get a Best Actress maybe. A good movie about rediscovering love that a person thinks he doesn't have anymore. A movie everyone should watch.

thurstonpottinger I saw the movie missing in America and really loved it. I was however very disappointed about the ending. The movie progressed very nicely and set an atmosphere of hope and then all of a sudden it was taken away. It made me question our social psychic and the way we have come to expect things to happen. We tend to have a hopeful ending to things when it pertains to European and on the other hand seem to have a tragic ending whenever it involves others, especially people of color. I wonder if the movie would have a different ending if the little girl was of Europen decent. As it pertains to the veterans I think it is rather tragic that men and women who have fought for our country have been forgotten and are sometimes forced to live in some of the most deplorable conditions. The producers of this movie did an excellent job in bringing this issue to the forefront and I will definitely recommend this movie.