Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch

Brooke D'Orsay stars as a fashion psychologist- whatever that is - in Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch.

Lauren Elliott goes to Paris for Fashion Week and in the midst of it, her friend is accused of murder.

Lauren teams up with a detective (Giles Marini) to prove her friend innocent.

I will address my pet peeve first. On another site, someone complained that the cops spoke English. No, the cops were speaking French. French people do not walk around Paris speaking English with French accents, nor do they speak English to one another. One assumes they are speaking French, just as we assume Romeo and Juliet are speaking Italian.

I loved the fashions, hated the rats.

Brooke D'Orsay is a pleasant actress. For the most part this is an okay entry ino Hallmark Mystery genre.

How do you say I can't understand a word you're saying in French?

That pretty much sums up this movie for me. To be perfectly fair, it may have been a good movie, but I got so lost in the heavy accents that following the plot became laborious. I usually do very well with understanding various accents, but there was something amiss with this particular movie.

This is a movie made for a mostly-American audience, and I've seen numerous others with the same opinion.

Gilles Marini has been perfectly understandable in several other shows, but even his accent made this difficult.

I also found the acting/chemistry to be lacking. Visually, it was lovely to see the clothes and Paris; but there is more to a movie than cinematography.

I was looking forward to this, but C'est la vie...

I love Hallmark Mysteries, I really do. I don't mind the cheesiness or predictability, but this one... OOOF! I couldn't even finish it. And then, I was so embarrassed it was in my Continue Watching queue, that I fast forwarded through it so no one would know I even tried watching it.

Brooke's job- what? That's not a thing!

The ridiculous French actors/accents made it hard to follow along.

The over the top acting... NOPE!

I wish that Hallmark would make more of The Gourmet Detective or Crossword Mysteries instead of this junk.

Overall, this isn't worth your time, alphabetized the cans in your pantry for a more useful way to spend 84 minutes.

There's a bunch of fake 10 star reviews on here. The movie is definitely not this good. But it's also getting panned by real people. And it is better than this.

The biggest gripe people seem to have is the implausible nature of the lead's role. And I completely agree. But (to me) that didn't take anything away from an otherwise quirky and fun film.

The acting was great and the mystery setup had some fairly unique elements. The gentle parody of the fashion world actually made me laugh out loud once or twice.

The romance also felt real. They certainly seemed more smitten with each other more than the average film.

This was my first Hallmark mystery movie and I have to say I truly enjoyed it!! Casting was on point! The chemistry between Gilles Marini and Brooke D'Orsay was perfection! I want to see where the story continues with these two !! I really enjoyed the story line and the scenery. Was a fun movie night with friends trying to solve the mystery. It made me want to see more. Gilles Marini is a beautiful and talented leading man and Brooke was adorable to watch ! I would definitely recommend it !

I am wishing for Hallmark to take these two characters on their next adventure. Very talented and charismatic!!