Pros: Good mystery, fun subplots
Cons: Usual Hallmark cheese
The Bottom Line:
Antique camera
Captures a modern murder
Makes for fun movie
Clue in the Antique Camera
I always love it when the writers of a mystery series are
able to come up with creative ways to work a theme into a mystery. That was certainly the case with Picture a Murder, the latest in the
Garage Sale Mystery movie franchise from Hallmark.
Jen (Lori Loughlin) and Dani (Sarah Strange) are thrilled
when they get asked to sell some antique cameras on consignment. Unfortunately, the cameras are for sale
because of the death of Larry Brady, who was collecting them.
One of the cameras contains some old film, so Jen goes to
get it developed. While she is waiting
to see what is on the film, Larry’s nephew, Tony, asks to speak with her. He says that something was up with Larry, but
he doesn’t know what. Then Jen gets the
pictures back. One of them appears to
show Larry struggling with someone. Was
his death a murder? Can Jen figure out
what happened?
There is a very strong mystery here with several viable
suspects. The clues that Jen has to go
on aren’t much help to her, which makes the case much more fun for us. Yet, Jen figures it out in the end and
manages to escape once again unharmed.
No surprise there, but I enjoy seeing her get out of the close calls she
finds herself in.
On the sub-plot front, Jason (Steve Bacic) is trying to help
Dani find a temporary employee for the store and Logan (Connor Stanhope) has a
secret about a paper he wrote for school this his sister Hannah (Eva Bourne) is
determined to uncover. One of these was
fairly predictable, although I should have seen the ending of the other one
coming. I enjoy the supporting cast, so
it is nice to see them having something fun to do.
Of course, this does come with my usual Hallmark cheese
warning. But as long as you know you are
getting a Hallmark movie when you sit down to watch this, you’ll be just fine.
Using an antique camera to solve a modern murder turned out
to not only be a great hook but a great mystery. So sit back and watch Jen solve her latest
case in Picture a Murder.
This movie is part of the Garage Sale Mysteries Collection Four set.
This movie is part of the Garage Sale Mysteries Collection Four set.
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