Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Merolliv
I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.
Derrick Gibbons
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
ybmagpye
Fascinating subject and great cinematography, etc. However, it didn't present the sound arguments as clearly as the 411 book series did. What I have garnered from reading 2 of the Western 411 books, there is a shocking pattern of disappearances not only of innocent children, but also of adults. There is a scary mystery about the missing kids in that they often disappear while in close distance to their parents, and then if and when they are found they are shockingly far from where they were lost. No lost toddler is going to climb uphill through terrain - they're going to walk downhill or nearby where they are lost. Should be a slam dunk to find them. But nope. The 411 kids are found (if at all) horrifying distances from where any sane person would expect a lost tot to wander. Add to that, certain National Parks that are actual focal points of lots of kids (and adults) disappearing in the region, through the years, over and over again. WTF? The only point I think that was clearly made is that either the U.S. Dept of the Interior doesn't give a rat's tush enough to keep records or they just want to ignore the missing, rather than admit there is something rotten in Yosemite, Crater Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, etc. THAT attitude from an organization most people think of as kind and helpful is unsettling. I don't think the movie really made all of the other similarities in the cases as clear - or even as frightening - as did the books. Also, the move ignored (one horror at a time, thank you very much) didn't cover missing adults at all. I'm hoping this was only the first movie to be made and the following movie(s) will lay out the overall patterns that initially blew Paulides' mind enough to cause him to write the 411 series. Please Paulides, a second movie, in which you lay out your frightening cases and the quirky/scary stuff that links them together. Use graphs, ven diagrams and numbers and whatever - we can take it. And keep in mind that while the kiddie cases are cause for immediate sympathy, the disappearance of able bodied adults that KNOW what the hell they are doing in the wilderness is far scarier than a wandering 2 year old innocent. Thank you for the efforts. I'd crowd fund your movie efforts again in a hot minute.
garymacrae
I have followed David Paulides for a few years now and although this film was not what I expected I still have to applaud the excellent cinematography and work which has went into this production. Yes the main thread may provoke controversy but after watching the film again I have a different view on this. I felt that the Deorr case, for me anyway, demonstrated the difference between a 411 case and a homicide case. This may well not have been the intention but it was what I took from the film. This film is extremely important in that people MUST be made aware of what is going on out there, not just in America, but all over the world. Some people only care about themselves and that is their prerogative, however if you care about others and want to know what is happening then this work has to be supported. The film is a welcome break from all the usual CGI rubbish and I for one will watch it again and urge others to find out more about this subject.
Robin Harris Washington
I've read books and listened to many interviews. This movie has captured the raw emotion of the families effected by these strange disappearances and offered so much more with the interviews of people involved. Having such a well-respected wilderness expert explain things as he did really drive it home. There's nothing more precious than a child and I hope this movie helps to make people aware of how quickly a child can disappear. Great movie!
rranus
I've been waiting for a long time to watch this movie and I am not disappointed. David and Ben Paulides did a great job raising awareness to the unexplained cases of missing people, not only in the USA and Canada where their organization operates but also all around the world where many similar unsolved incidents occur. Just one example of Jaryd Atadero, correlated with David Paulides's sharp and insightful conclusions on the strange similarities of circumstances and whereabouts of all the cases is enough to make the the spectator curious, puzzled and hungry for more knowledge.- David Paulides's commitment to this grave issue is more than obvious. I would consider Missing 411 a must-watch for everybody who feels for the families still waiting for their loved ones to be found as well as all the thrill- and- adventure seekers who get a chance to be forewarned before their hikes. Also for everybody who call themselves keen and watchful observers of reality.
