Quick Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 06/08/2026
Writing this review in 2026 now, it's amazing how much technology has changed. This is still a great film - with brilliant use of the "told though screens" angle (probably one of the better offerings) but it's like "teens using Facebook" to quote Scotty from Star Trek "how quaint". Anyway, social media marches on and despite the antiquated references I liked this - it even has a decent twist that doesn't feel forced.
Rating of
3/4
Matthew Brady - wrote on 11/16/2023
I haven't been this engrossed in a movie for (what feels like) a while, and it all takes place through computer screens and smartphones. Searching is a solid modern thriller where the technical can still tell a story with rich emotions and characters. John Cho is superb.
Rating of
4/4
Logan D. McCoy - wrote on 06/07/2019
Even if you were to strip away its style method, "Searching" would still be an astonishing and attention-grabbing mystery thriller with an effective amount of human depth and emotion.
Rating of
3/4
Rod - wrote on 12/25/2018
This is a brilliant film. I remember watching this form of storytelling in a Modern Family episode, but this one nailed it. I was thinking that the story would be as flat as any other search and rescue movies, but this film started and finished strong. I was teary-eyed after the opening montage, and everything went as exciting as things started to unfold. And I liked the ending. Simple yet meaningful. Just wow.
Rating of
3/4
Indyfreak - wrote on 12/17/2018
Searching is a triumphant exercise in a new form of storyelling, done entirely from a computer screen. Email, videos, text messages, and webcams are the means of communicating the plot to viewers. Surprisingly enough it works. The movie itself is a solid enough "missing persons" type of thriller which minus the gimmick would only be okay at best. Still, John Cho acts his butt off and proves himself a good leading man for dramatic material like this.
