After All These Years

As a fan of Wendie Malick, I was definitely interesting in watching this Hallmark film. She plays a woman (Audrey Brandon) whose estranged husband is found murdered in her house. When she becomes the prime suspect, she decides to go on the lam and solve the crime herself. As a fan of television crime shows, she figures it shouldn't be very difficult.

Malick does a good job and the tone of this film is kept light. She provides some voiceovers, presenting the action from her point of view.

The rest of the cast is adept at mystery with a light touch. My favorite is Ona Grauer, who plays the part of Christine Boll, a woman with ambiguous intentions.

This Hallmark comedy thriller pays tribute to Billy Wilder.

Audrey Brandon (Wendie Malick) is celebrating her 30th anniversary with her businessman husband Michael who later confesses to cheating on her.

He leaves her for a younger maneater Christine. A few months later Audrey finds her husband dead in her kitchen with a knife sticking out.

Audrey wonders what her husband is doing dead in the kitchen when he had left her. The police treat Audrey as the main suspect especially as her finger prints are on the knife as she tried to pull it out.

Audrey goes on the run as she tries to clear her name. She contacts her late husband friends and associates.

Audrey suspecst Christine who has a thing for rich older men. To Audrey's surprise she learns that her husband always cheated on her.

After All These Years is mildly diverting thanks to Wendie Malick's energy. She makes the movie much better than it should be.

It is a little daft and corny as Audrey goes through the suspects but it is a surprise that the cops did not catch her much earlier.

This is kind of cute, thanks to the performances of veteran stars Wendie Malick, Gregory Harrison, and Andrea Martin.

Malick plays Audrey, who, after a wonderful anniversary party, finds out her husband wants to leave her for another woman. They split up. One night she comes downstairs and finds her husband has not only entered the house, but he's dead with a knife in his stomach. Immediately a suspect and a long-time viewer of Forensic Files and Snapped, Audrey takes off, determined to find the murderer.

Many of the characters are named after characters in Billy Wilder films, such as Sunset Boulevard, Sabrina, Stalag 17, Kiss Me, Stupid, and The Apartment.

It's light, it's amusing, and Gregory Harrison looks great.

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i saw this as it was on an afternoon television schedule. i have just started watching afternoon television films and i can say most of them are OK but they may lack a strong storyline or recycle an overused plot. now, i wasn't excepting to enjoy this film as much as i did. it is better than most Hollywood films because it isn't over the top. it is kind of down to earth... i think 6.0 rating is too low it should be 7.0 at least. the movie has good energy, its one of those films which will make you have a good feeling while watching unlike most mysteries which are miserable. the ending is unpredictable to most, so i can say its worth watching till the end. acting is OK, mise en scene is great too. it is a movie to see if you are looking for entertainment.

Cute, adorable story. Sad about the husband though. The actor who played him is one of my favorites. I really enjoyed Wendie Malick in this role. This is a really good mystery and I was guessing who murdered the husband even to the end. A movie full of Hallmark greats. This is a story of a woman who after 30 years together loses her husband to another woman. Just when she is facing the reality of divorce, she finds her husband on her kitchen floor with a knife to his chest. Naturally she is accused of murder. She goes on the lamb before his funeral to find out who killed him knowing all eyes are on her and the investigation will stop there. The true funny, zany adventure starts there. many twists and turns throughout. I take murder and death very serious. I know many people enjoy these stories though. Of course the victim was made out to be a very vile man. I do think this movie was well made though. Gregory Harrison is adorable here. Enjoy!! James Welch Henderson, Arkansas 2/18/2021