The worst: The limits of the gimmick
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Searching is the story of a daughter who goes missing and her father who goes....Searching.
But it's how it tells the story that makes this something worth watching. The plot unfolds through the technology that is watching us - we see facetime calls, a webcam on a computer, security footage, YouTube videos, and even news stories. Everything is told through those mediums, and it sucks you into the story.
After his daughter goes missing, the search for her takes place on two fronts. Detective Rosemary Vick (Debra Messing - always nice to see her) handles the police work while her father, David Kim (John Cho) digs into her online life and learns how little he knew what she was up to. The plot takes a few twist and turns, including a rather shocking one, before coming to a great closing.
This movie tries to do a lot and succeeds for the most part. I really loved how the method of storytelling was able to make it feel like I was watching something happen - it pulled me in and gave the plot a level of urgency I did not expect. Excellent acting by the leads certainly helped. John Cho really shined, conveying an evolving mental state as more and more time passed by from the last time anybody had seen his daughter. I'm used to seeing him in supporting roles, but in this movie he shows the skills to carry a story.
This isn't a perfect movie by any means, but it is a different and fresh approach to storytelling that I appreciated.
Rating: 7/10 - Extra points for being original and ambitious
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