Interestingly Stupid

Rating: 2/10 (24 November 2014)

So here's the thing. The setup for the movie is very engaging. It's a fascinating story told with an interesting plot sequence.
I've seen reviews here, and they seem to run the gamut from amazingly good to amazingly bad. It is the latter, and yet I say two stars because the story of how their lives got to the point of the disappearance is fascinating, but even while watching the movie, questions entered my mind that I just couldn't answer, even after knowing the ending.
Why did Neil Patrick Harris' character show up so early in the story? Once he showed up, why did he appear to actually work against our protagonist? How could the feds be so mind numbingly stupid? You've got a police officer in your midst with valid questions: why would she be ignored? And the worst offense: that ending. Not since "Solitary Man" have I seen the credits appear, and I felt the need to complain out loud in a movie theater about the ending. Boy, was that a stupid ending! I've already noted that this review could include spoilers, but I feel the need to not spoil too much (if you're a sucker for punishment, by all means, spend the money: it's tripe, but it's pretty tripe), but oh, how I wish I had someone else to talk to about how stupid this movie was in more detail.