KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

cognominal-1 I've read the books by Robert Parker and Paradise is filled with creepy, gloomy characters, so all the movies are certainly spot on. I can get past the cryptic and stilted dialog in the books because I'm curious to see how the plot plays out but for some reason, the dour characters become tedious when you have to actually watch them glumly interact with each other. It's also highly annoying to listen to the cast beat to death the 'it's a small town' gag from beginning to end. I was amazed to see that even the dog looked like a miserable wretch. Tortured characters are always a great hook in both books and movies but there is such a thing as beating a premise to death and Mister Parker is no slouch in this department. The writers, directors and producers of the series of movies would have been prudent to dial back most of the author's character idiosyncrasies because they're more irritating than compelling.

edwagreen Very good premise soon goes out the door as too many people and a sidebar story come in when the basic idea was more than enough for a two hour program.Stone has been forced into retirement, but there seems to be trouble with the new chief.A much older looking Kathy Baker reprises her role as Stone's wife. She still has that frustrated look. It's really time for her to move on from the divorce.Stone takes it upon himself to investigate the apparent suicide of a young lady he knew. It eventually appears that this was not a suicide, and by the end of the program the killer can barely be detected from the armor he was wearing.The scenes shown by the classic films-"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" show that we have to fight for what we believe in. This was really making an over kill over the movie's subject matter.In short, Tom Selleck-please stick with "Blue Bloods." You've got a winning show there all the way. Time for Jesse Stone to enjoy his retirement.

Jeanne Scott I read that Chief Stone gets re-instated. I kept waiting for it to happen within the last half hour of the program. I suppose he might be re-instated by the next film. Reggie did a superb job of acting, as always. He has an impressive resume.I'm glad some things haven't changed, the excellent music by Jeff Beal (I asked him if I could purchase his soundtrack and he sent it to me free via Amazon), William Devane is still the doc, the usual characters were there which is a treat.The station didn't allow the end credits to roll. Felt like the show ended two minutes too soon. Don't rush the audience. This is why viewing via DVD is much more satisfying.I hope the next movie will be done this year.

thedreamer6 Although the Jesse Stone character was created by Robert B. Parker, and he wrote an entire series of books based on him, this particular story was penned by the star, Tom Selleck, along with Michael Brandon (one of the executive producers). As such, their collaboration has resulted in a most-excellent continuation of the Stone series. But Jesse is not reinstated as Chief of the town of Paradise as is stated in the IMDb movie description. Instead, he works solely on his own this time as he strives to solve two unassociated crimes, one which involves the death of a young friend of his. Unfortunately, Jesse is still struggling with personal issues including his interest in hard liquor. Although there may be several times during progression of the story that viewers may feel frustration over how things are going, everyone will come away from the film with an undeniable sense of satisfaction, and the ending, as always, will leave you yearning for additional future stories. Tom Selleck is an impressive, professional actor, and his exquisite portrayal of this role is part of what keeps people coming back for more.