Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

If you need a break from cruddy language, explicit sex, rape, torture, and bloody faces, this is great. A vacation from stressful viewing. I enjoyed the Canadian gentleness. Even if it is a murder mystery.

The story could have been a good one, but the acting (or the directing?) was off, seemed to me to have overacting, be unnatural. The filming location was pretty obvious that it is not really Martha's Vineyard.

Jeff Jackson (Jesse Metcalfe) is a retired Boston police detective after getting shot. He spends his days fishing on Martha's Vineyard. Dr. Zee Madieras (Sarah Lind) is the new medical examiner. Waitress Katie Leonard comes to Jeff for help and he redirects her to Chief Madieras. When she turned up poisoned to death, Jeff sets out to solve the case.

I've seen a number of movies from this series. Honestly, I don't remember any of them. They have made no impression on me and this one is likely to do the same. They seem to overstuff this movie and that kept my attention... barely. I am half interested in the mystery. In the end, I don't think that I care about catching the bad guy. I don't know him. The most memorable scene may be Zee checking out Jeff as he undresses. They should probably spend more time developing that aspect.

Everyone so wrapped up here clothes wise. Did Jesse Metcalfe really dodge Chesapeake Shores for this? Mind you the money may be better for him in which case OK that is fair enough.

It is an OK story for a wet winters afternoon I guess but nothing outstanding. So record and save for then.

Story is pretty standard Hallmark. But why don't the people making these films just listen to the unnecessary LOUD music before turning the finished product loose on the public. Sometimes it is so loud you can't hear the dialog.