Review by wrd-73730

The deficiencies noted by previous reviewers are accurate, including holes in the plot and continuity, as well as the "K9" not really being a main character. Then there is the soapy dialogue between mother and Jazz, the heroine's rather unappealing unforgiving attitude toward the hero detective, and a blow to the head that yields only a scratch. At the top of the list, however (and this is not a spoiler since it occurred at the outset of the movie) is the simple fact of the murder victim being placed through an impossibly small floor vent and the body lying dead yet hidden for a few months, but NOT being putrid within the room, or the whole school for that matter. Think back to William Powell discovering the dead body of The Thin Man! All these TV mystery movies require some "willing suspension of disbelief" but that goes over the line. As a more general comment, the recent Hallmark Mystery movies -- for example, this one, the Aurora Teagarden prequel, Mystery in G Major, The Cases of Mystery Lane -- are all subpar compared to the 1st generation -- think Garage Sale Mysteries, Aurora Teagarden, Murder She Baked, Mystery 101, Crossword. Only The Curious Caterer and probably Tipline are measuring up. I believe Hallmark is in danger of losing out on its Mystery franchise due to poor quality.