The Missing Person (2009)

The Missing Person: Directed by Noah Buschel. With Michael Shannon, Frank Wood, Amy Ryan, Linda Emond. Private detective John Rosow is hired to tail a man on a train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Rosow gradually uncovers the man’s identity as a missing person; one of the thousands presumed dead after the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Persuaded by a large reward, Rosow is charged with bringing the missing person back to his wife in New York City.

“Life is often far more complicated than a choice between what we think itu0026#39;s right or wrong. There are so many variables in the game of living, that even after the consequences of the actions we are unable to evaluate the results.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOnce again, Michael Shannon surprises us with an extraordinary interpretation of a dense character. The narrative is linear, but the pieces of the puzzle are put together in the right place and time.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIntense darkness and light, irony, sadness, brief fun, every ingredient turns this cocktail into an extraordinary beverage with an exquisite taste.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMake no mistake, this is a superior film.”