The Jane Mysteries: Inheritance Lost

I watched as long as I could stomach it and turned it off, the script is so bad that I felt sorry for the leads. It's supposed to be a light rom-com mystery, but it got lost at the beginning and it never found itself. Hallmark has produced some good murder mysteries but I hope this is the end of "The Jane Mysteries". The "Martha's Vineyard Mysteries" was one of the better mystery series they produced, they should resurrect. The plots were believable and the acting was good.

Stephen Huszar is always a good reliable performer in any film he's in, Jodie Sweetin did well. Paris Jefferson as Sadie was terrible, poor casting.

I agree with 'cgvsluis' - like most of the recent mysteries from HM, this lacks the great supporting casts like my faves Murder,She Baked, Gourmet Detective, Mystery 101, and Fixer Upper. Great supporting casts go a long way to mitigate weak story lines.

Speaking of weak story lines, this ride felt like bad shocks on a pothole-filled road. There just wasn't the depth of character, motivation or transitioning required to keep me engaged.

Stephen Huszar was completely wasted in this - would love to see him in a partnership series aka Gourmet Detective. Speaking of which, why in the world is HM not continuing that series??? Loved the show (expect for Eat, Drink, Be Buried - hopefully with a stake thru it's heart), especially the last entry, Roux the Day, which was absolutely the best!

Please HM, step up your game. Thrilled to have a (supposedly) dedicated Hallmark Mystery Channel now, but that commitment requires a more stellar effort to meet expectations.

IN A NUTSHELL: The story is about Jane DaSilva, a singer who inherits a foundation that runs a detective agency. While investigating her first case, she discovers a company that exploited her client's mother, and she realizes that delving into the past can be dangerous.

The film was directed by Marco Deufemia, and written by Neale Kimmel.

THINGS I LIKED: The mystery movie stars Jodie Sweetin in the lead role. She does a great job and is easy to like. That's really her singing in the movie!

Other cast members include Stephen Huszar, Paris Jefferson, Rob Stewart, Martin Roach, Brian Cook, Cindy Hampton, Tonjha Richardson, and Angelo Grey.

It was fun to see all of the wigs and costumes that Jodie Sweetin got to wear when she was trying to disguise herself. It was a cute idea to have her character's aunt supply them since she was supposed to be a famous actress in years past.

I love that Hallmark has been pumping out mysteries that offer the thinking woman something more than just a cheesy-easy romance.

It's fun to follow the clues and try to figure out what happened.

If you enjoy this movie and Jodie Sweetin's character, you'll be happy to know that sequels may be coming soon. There are more mysteries to solve and only a budding romance by the end of this first installment, leaving much territory left to be explored and expanded upon.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: There are some really big goofs in the script that would never happen in real life.

Some of the dialogue is super cheesy.

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Portrayal of murders (we see 2 dead bodies) Talk of network marketing (multi-level marketing scams) No profanity.

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The acting, the script, the directing- all miss the mark.

I wanted to like this. I watched it in January. I was burned out on two months of Hallmark Christmas movies and was looking forward to a good mystery. Unfortunately this wasn't it.

This wasn't cringe-worthy it just wasn't good enough to hold my attention.

The acting seemed stilted. It was wooden and lacked commitment. Perhaps if there was better directing the director could have gotten better performances from the actors.

I wonder why they greenlit this project because the script is slow moving.

It wasn't the worst Hallmark movie I've seen, it just wasn't very interesting.

Yes, this first one of the series was very poorly written. And there isn't really chemistry between Jodi and Stephen. Hope this changes with time as they are both really good actors. I do like that they have her singing, as I think she has a good voice. The second and third got a little bit better, but hoping the writer's take note and come up with better scripts.

I know Hallmark has been going down hill for the last few years, but they should be able to come up with much better for this series. Go back to your roots and start doing quality family series. I guess you lost too many people to the other channel.