Searching

THE GIST: When he can't reach his daughter Margot, David reports her missing to the police, who start an investigation. Given the lack of clues, though, not much progress is made. David decides to start sifting through Margot's laptop and online accounts, only to discover a whole secret life and that he doesn't know his daughter at all.

Searching is entertaining enough as a mystery/thriller, but what really sets it apart is that the entire movie is told from the perspective of internet connected devices, like laptops and smartphones. There are no regular mise en scène parts to it at all. And it works flawlessly.

John Cho stars as the distraught father, flanked by Michelle La, Joseph Lee, Dominic Hoffman, and Debra Messing.

THE BOTTOM LINE: A good thriller and a cool twist on your typical movie, Searching is definitely good.

Grade: 8