Ash-lee

This episode was one of the best in the series, so far. About ten minutes in, I was saying to myself that the tension is escalating to such a degree, it had to be directed by Hitchcock himself. I was unsurprised to find that to be true. It's truly amazing how he can get you to be hopeful that the murderer will get away, and simultaneously be annoyed by this overly helpful police officer. The only flaw I could find is that I didn't want it to end! I was disappointed when Hitch appeared onscreen and the story was over. It's been my favorite of the series up to this point, and I wish it could've lasted longer. A masterful episode from the master.

I typically rate movies on the Hallmark app, but I went back and noticed that anything with a less than favorable rating was not approved while my reviews for the movies I loved are on each one. Fine - Hallmark wants to skew its reviews, I'll come to IMDB. The only good thing about this movie is the scenery and the leading man who tries to carry the scenes. Jaicy is the Hallmark Kristen Stewart: one note acting and no emotion. Well, that's not entirely fair because she does show one emotion: a smirk with dead eyes. I've watched her in three Hallmark movies now, and it's the same acting in each one. I'm so tired of seeing her praised as the "every woman." Yes, she's close to my size, but that doesn't mean I have to automatically love her. I'm also blonde - that doesn't mean I have to love every natural blonde actress either. I expect more from a movie that is supposed to be entertaining. She was clearly hired to tick a box, because she doesn't fit the role at all. I did appreciate the scenery - it was gorgeous. And I didn't mind that it's not a typical ending to this type of mystery, but this movie fell very flat.