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Film

The Missing Person

When

Nov 20, 2009 – Jan 1, 2010

Daily

Where

Village East Cinema

181 2nd Ave

212.529.6998

Price

$12.50

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Village East Cinema says…

Constructed by Noah Buschel, this neo-noir stars Michael Shannon as a Chicago P.I. with — surprise, surprise — a don't-ask past that soon materializes before us. Indolent and soused, Shannon offers a brilliant performance, flashing a quirk for every occasion and moving like an ooze even after he takes on a high-pay, "hide and seek" case. Once he gets on the Los Angeles-bound Zephyr Express to follow his unnamed mark, we're on track for an unusual tale about loss and letting it be. Although it needs fine-tuning here and there, The Missing Person is a genre riff that entrances with its world-weary rhythms and its novel, hard-edged aesthetic.