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This entry into Hallmark's rotating mystery series is fairly dull. One wonders where that extremely high rating - and no comments - comes from.

Mystery Woman lacks the colorfulness of the McBride series. Kellie Martin is darling, but this show dragged. It's always great to see old-timer Clarence Williams III. However, he is so laid back in this, he makes the late Perry Como seem manic.

The lack of energy is probably due to the poor direction. One more establishing shot of the "Mystery Woman Bookstore" and I was ready to do an Elvis and shoot the television. The whole thing was done in a very pedantic style.

6/10 - probably one of my least favorite Samantha Kinsey mysteries, but it's still quite entertaining

I watched this movie on a cold, snowy Saturday afternoon. Despite what some people expect from a movie, there are sometimes you just want to kill a couple of hours. That's what I did with this movie. The acting wasn't bad although it was fairly predictable. Kari Wuhrer is just as bad as when she was on MTV. Whoever told this woman she should be an actress wasn't very intelligent.

The twist at the end with "Uncle Charlie" was unnecessary and didn't add anything to the plot at all. Why did they even throw it in the movie?? If you want to kill a couple of hours, this isn't a bad movie to do it with, just don't expect to be wowed.

The entrance of the main storyline here ("I could see he was upset in the pictures I took!") is comical in it's stupidity. There are so many flaws with the storyline and as mentioned before, the actors are really just phoning it in to get a paycheck and keep their SAG memberships active. This was the first "Mystery Woman" I was bored with.

However...who can fault Kellie Martin and her choice of some seriously short skirts for this entry? Clarence Williams III does a fine job as always, but Nina Siemaszko is still finding her way as the D.A./best friend Cassie. She doesn't seem like much of a best friend here. And what's with her hair being up almost all the time? The look gets old fast and it is a shame because Ms. Siemaszko is a very beautiful lady.

I for one liked the "Uncle Charlie" storyline and wish it had been the main one.

I have been reading cozy mysteries so I figured that since there is so much horrible TV now, I'd switch to something harmless and boring to just have on to pass the time. My biggest disappointment? Clarence Williams III, of Mod Squad fame. This is a 2005 film. The poor man is walking through this part and barely moving around. And this was 15 years ago! Oh well. Still harmless and mindless entertainment.