Missing (2012)

Your eyes are in for a treat, and Judd grows on you.

Yes, you've seen it before. But, hey, you haven't seen it with Ashley Judd.

While these [butt-kicking] scenes contain a certain intensity and exhilaration, you can't help but think that, had the writers of Missing devoted as much time to plot and character as they did to the fighting, they might have wound up with a much more enjoyable show.

The international settings are pretty and Judd does her damnedest with what she's got, but Missing's tough-mom role and poorly paced, unsuspenseful suspense scenes make the series hard to root for.

Missing barely winks at the silliness it slings.

The premiere boasts intriguing hints of self-awareness but never quite follows through on them, and that's too bad.

Missing is like a bad Lifetime movie blown up into a weekly series.