Deadly Appearances

Fernsehfilm
2000
1 Std. 25 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

5,5/10

128

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Victor Garber and Wendy Crewson in Deadly Appearances (2000)

Crime Drama Mystery

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuJoanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of her politician husband, Ian. At a fund raiser picnic thrown by her husband's old running-... Alles lesenJoanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of her politician husband, Ian. At a fund raiser picnic thrown by her husband's old running-mate, Andy Boychuk, Jo and her old partner Millard overhear Andy arguing with a young woma... Alles lesenJoanne Kilbourn, ex-detective turned university lecturer, is still haunted by the unsolved murder of her politician husband, Ian. At a fund raiser picnic thrown by her husband's old running-mate, Andy Boychuk, Jo and her old partner Millard overhear Andy arguing with a young woman who claims he is the devil. When the woman turns up dead later that night, Andy is Milla... Alles lesen

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Kelly Ann Woods's debut.

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Andy's last name is spelled Boychuck on election campaign signs displayed in the movie. However, it is spelled Boychuk in the end credits.

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Followed by The Wandering Soul Murders (2001)

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Composed by Paul Burghardt
Performed by Amici Domini

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A political candidate is murdered, and his longtime friend hunts for the killer.

"Deadly Appearances" was Gail Bowen's first novel, in what is now a 7 book series, featuring amateur detective, Joanne Kilbourn. Bowen mixes the problems of a single woman raising her family and Canadian provincial politics into a realistic setting for unusual murders. They are well crafted and contain fully realized characters. This is a movie of her title.

OK, so the actress is physically wrong for Joanne, I could live with that. However, one assumes that if the book was worth buying for film, you might film the plot--but no. Drop those minor characters, like the murderer, and change the plot (gay lovers! in Canada! Can't have that!), lose the motive, and the point--oh, and lose the whole Canadian thing. Poly Sci professor, naaah--make her a former cop, and throw in a love hate thing with her old partner who doesn't exist in the book. You have now made a great murder mystery with a fresh setting and unique sleuth into a run of the mill C movie that will fill 2 hrs on TV.

Give this a pass. Read the books.