Sean Bean: 'Missing' review, Woman's compelling quest for son (SF GATE)

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David Wiegand
 Monday, March 12, 2012

Hell hath no fury like the mom of a missing child, especially if mom is a widowed ex-CIA agent.

That's the premise of "Missing," ABC's stylish nail-biter premiering Thursday night and starring Ashley Judd as Becca Winstone, who has spent the 10 years since her husband was killed by a car bomb overprotecting their son, Michael (Nick Eversman).

Against her better instincts, she allows him to go off to Rome to study architecture, but talks to him by cell phone almost every day. Then the calls stop for a week and Becca goes into a panic and then into action. T

The supporting performances are all very solid, including Sean Bean as Becca's husband, Paul. He does get blown up at the start of Thursday's premiere, which is probably a faster way to go than having your head chopped off, which Bean's Ned Stark experienced at the end of the first season of "Game of Thrones." But, since Bean is listed in the main cast of "Missing," expect flashbacks.


READ THE ENTIRE REVIEW:  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/11/DD1A1NJ00E.DTL