We Are The Missing Review

Certificate: PG-13

Running time: 83 minutes 

Starring: Maissa Houri, Mark Templin, Willow Mcgregor, Eleonora Poutilova, Chantel Little.

Directed by: Andrew J.D Robinson.

The story: The scariest nightmares are the ones you can wake up to in We Are The Missing, a drama/horror mockumentary following the Madison’s desperate search for their teenage daughter.

The verdict: We Are The Missing opens with a chilling statistic - every year over 600,000 people remain missing across the country. This sets the eerie tone for what follows, and by the time that the end credits roll, that statistic may have taken on a whole new meaning for the audience. 

As We Are The Missing begins, you could certainly be forgiven for thinking that you had just switched on a true life investigative documentary film - the mockumentary style works really well in this instance and the actors deserve praise too, as their performances also play really well into the style. There were a few times when I had to remind myself that this wasn’t actually a true story! 

You may think that you can work out what is going to happen, but We Are The Missing takes the audience on a journey chock full of twists and turns. As soon as you think that you know where the film is going, the film will lead you down a completely different path. I really enjoyed that aspect of the film - We Are The Missing turns into a puzzle to solve but the pieces are not only the ones you were not expecting, they also fit together differently too. 

We Are The Missing also has horror elements, and even though these are not overt, they still achieve their aim effectively and there were definitely moments that sent a chill through me. The best moments of horror come in the reveals, and the sound design also helped maximise the horror effects. There was one sequence in particular that made my skin crawl. 

We Are The Missing was made through a community effort, using over one hundred actors both locally and internationally and I think that the collaborative approach does shine through. It’s important to support independent films and this film is definitely worth giving a watch. It is free to watch on YouTube so there’s no excuse not to! 

Overall, a unique horror mockumentary that will immediately make you paranoid the next time someone doesn’t answer your call. 

The rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️