Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

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.

A nervous Katie Leonard (Britt McKillip) approaches him with an unknown problem, and he, sensing that she's in a world of legal trouble, advises her to report her concerns to the police. She never gets there and instead ends up dead on the side of the road. Feeling guilty about brushing her off, Jeff jumps into the investigation alongside Chief Madeiras. Immediately they suspect foul play since Katie died not from an accident but from a heart attack due to poisoning.

An ok mystery set in a shipping area, has a fairly diverting narrative, though the hero can be bland and the plot is routine. Sarah Lind is a really beauty and I liked her acting.

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.

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.

I liked this episode. It was better than the previous movies in this series which felt like a one hour plot stretched over two hours. I must say that I like corny mysteries like "Murder She Wrote". This isn't that, but I really enjoy the main cast especially Jesse Metcalfe. The writing is getting better. However, they should make him a part time cop so it isn't so frustrating watching him do cop stuff.