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Jaffe--who produced the Academy Award winning Kramer vs. Kramer, Goodbye Columbus, and Taps--said he was attracted by the human drama in Beth Gutcheon's adaptation of her novel Still Missing, based loosely on the real-life disappearance of Etan Patz. He added that he felt capable of directing...
The movie traces Alex Selky's disappearance after his mother sends him off on his two-block walk to school. When he does not come home later that afternoon, the movie focuses on the mother's frantic attempt to discover his fate. The police's investigation of Alex's disappearance...
IRONICALLY, although the film focuses on emotional reactions to Alex's disappearance--especially those of his mother and Manetti--Jaffe seems wary of showing actual emotion on the screen. Many scenes take place just before a character's emotional outburst or cut in just after; few actually reveal what's...
Jaffe's emphasis on theme and structure led him to cast Nelligan and Hirsen rather than actors with more star appeal. Both excel in their roles: Nelligan, especially, works with such intelligence that she seems constrained by Jaffe's low-key interpretation. The tautness of her motions often reveals the...
Jaffe's rambling plot steals from the potential of these performances. One scene often doesn't seem to follow another, and plot developments--such as the arrest of Susan's house boy--come without warning or apparent logic. Jaffe placed too much emphasis on the camera's ability to drain...