Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery

I was really looking forward to this movie. Poorly written. She never has Zeus with her when she needs him and her she takes ridiculous chances putting herself in danger when investigating. Being clobbered by a 2x4 in the woods would never have happened if he had been running by her side and the degree of her injury did not make sense. At the least she should have had a concussion...a mere scratch on her forehead. Yea right! There are so many dumb instances it was hard to watch. Hudson and Rex is really a K9 series and much better written. If there is a follow up, please include Zeus; he is the draw!

First, the good. Rachel Skarsten did well in her role. She brought some much needed energy to the film. She wasn't great, but she was great by comparison.

Cory Sevier, on the other hand, was not great. And if you've seen him in other films then you know what I mean. Not sure what dirt he has on Hallmark execs to keep getting lead roles. But he's the most robotic lead in the Hallmark stable. And by extension that means there's never any romantic sparks in his films. This one is no different.

Th mystery itself was actually kind of interesting. But I agree with other reviewers that there was an especially large number of plot holes in this script. At times it felt like a minute couldn't go by without one. Cool twists though.

By the way, the song to close out the film was honestly a highlight. Great tune. It's called "I Think We Might Have Something" by Logan Richard.

Plot holes a mile wide, continuity errors (my pet peeve) and overall a very implausible story. Not sure why K9 is featured in the title, very few scenes with the dog, he's just a prop. How does a body fit in a hole that is 12 inches by 12 inches - exactly, it doesn't. The lines written for the actors were lame and delivered about as well. It never ceases to amaze me how writers expect their audiences to believe that a layperson can just insert themselves into a police investigation. Pretty soon people are going to stop watching these movies because they're cranked out without regard to quality. Come on, writers, do better.

Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery (Hallmark)

I really like Rachel Skarsten and Corey Sevier, but they can't save this film. There are too many holes in this story to save it. Some are plot holes, some are continuity problems. Some are problems with the way police investigations are conducted (as an ex-cop I groaned about this all the way through the movie). Though I understand the writers wanted to pair up the former girlfriend/boyfriend combo--Jazz (Skarsten) the dog trainer with Nick (Sevier) the detective, this isn't likely to happen, and suspending disbelief to accept it was difficult.

Some of the casting was difficult. For example, Jazz is mourning her father throughout the movie. He had passed at most a few years ago--when Jazz and Nick had just recently broken up. It said on the tombstone when she visited the cemetery in one scene that he'd been 57 when he died in 2021--so Skarsten, who is 38 in real life and looks her age--would not have been that much younger t his death. Yet in a flashback showing high school age Jazz with her father, when both would have been 20 or so years younger, the actor playing her father actually looks 60 or more. Huh? Do casting directors ever consider these things? This is just one of dozens of "oops" that detract from the film.

The plot could have been interesting. I always preach that one needs to suspend disbelief when it comes to romance or mystery movies from the likes of Hallmark, but there is a limit, after which the film simply becomes much less enjoyable.

Finally, as others mentioned, there was very little screen time for the dog. Hallmark hyped the dog in the previews, but sadly he had too small of a role.

First I have to comment on the terrible wardrobe in this mystery...it was truly atrocious, with the exception of the detective Nick, whose suits dapper enough for his station. Second I thought the German Shepard who played Zeus was a lovely dog, who I wish was used a lot more in this film especially sine it is called "a K-9 mystery". Third, I didn't really appreciate the negative backstory between the two leads. It didn't seem like a very believable story...but maybe that was just due to their lack of chemistry. I really like the actor Corey Sevier, who played Nick, and I have seen him put in some great performances, but I think he needed a better script. Finally, I thought there were far too many coincidences for this story to be believable...and the dental records-wow!

In general I am a fan of Hallmark mysteries, but this isn't one that I can recommend.

While giving a corpse smelling dog demonstration for the forensics club at the school she and the now principal both attended, she finds a year old body under the floorboards...it looks like it might be a strict teacher from the school, but who did it and why?