The Missing Girl (film) explained

The Missing Girl
Director:	A.D. Calvo
Producer:	Mike S. Ryan
Starring:	Robert Longstreet Alexia Rasmussen Eric Ladin Thomas Jay Ryan Shirley Knight Kevin Corrigan Sonja Sohn
Runtime:	89 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Missing Girl is a 2015 American drama film directed by A.D. Calvo. It was shown in the Vanguard section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival.^[1]

Synopsis

The film follows Mort, a comic book store owner that hires Ellen, a graphic novel artist trying to get her big break in the world of professional comics.

Cast

• Robert Longstreet as Mort Colvins
• Alexia Rasmussen as Ellen Peter
• Eric Ladin as Skippy
• Thomas Jay Ryan as Stan Colvins
• Shirley Knight as Mrs. Colvins
• Kevin Corrigan as Curly
• Sonja Sohn as Franny
• Adam David Thompson as J. Lee
• Alesandra Assante as Madeline
• Ralph Rodriguez as Gumby

Reception

We Got This Covered gave the film four stars, with the consensus "Robert Longstreet delivers an excellent performance and helps carry The Missing Girl to a place where it's a pleasantly enjoyable character study."^[2] Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com compared the film favorably to the 2001 film Ghost World and stated that it was "awkwardly stylized (sometimes too much), but the leads are always engaging, and the plot is unique and entertaining."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toronto Film Festival Adds 60+ Titles . August 11, 2015 . IndieWire.
2. Web site: Lowe. Alexander. The Missing Girl Review [TIFF 2015]]. We Got This Covered. 7 December 2016.
3. Web site: TIFF 2015: "Cemetery of Splendour," "The Missing Girl," "The Ones Below". Tallerico. Brian. September 15, 2015. RogerEbert.com. December 7, 2016.