CrimeTime: Freefall

Hallmark mystery shocker. This one turned out to be rather good.

LA actress Hadley Warner is the star of a long running crime show. Now the series has been canned and she moves with her kids to a small Colorado town.

Soon as they arrive, Hadley finds a dead man who has recently gone missing.

It was meant to look like a parachute accident but the hunky local cop Detective Shawn Caden determines it was murder because of a bullet wound.

Hadley just has to interfere and use the police procedural skills gleaned from her shows. She even assembles a crew together with her kids and a superfan of her canned series.

The movie benefits with some good interplay between the characters. The murder mystery had a few red herring, plausible suspects and even some tension.

A cut above the usual fare.

I didn't expect so many laughs in this one.

Hadley as the Hollywood actress moving to small town and having a hard time adjusting at first drew the most fun on this one for me.

All of the characters were really different and quirky with weird lovable ways.

I also loved her trying to find out just not the mystery but detectives secret. Don't worry I won't spoil it.

The back and forth between her and the cop had me smiling all the way up until their last lines. They're hopefully going to end up together of course but when? Knowing hallmark and murder she baked we may have some waiting to do.

But not too long okay?

I think this is one of the best Hallmark movies I have seen. I love the characters and the lead actors were great. The acting from all the actors, even the minor ones, was excellent. Usually, in Hallmark movies, there is at least one actor who is not good but not this one. I liked the interplay between the leads.

I especially liked the humor. Some of the lead actresses comments were hilarious, like when she is calling for her assistant and she isn't there. I wish more movies added humor to their scripts.

The only reason I didn't give it a 10 was because I guessed who the murderer was, so was not surprised when they were revealed. I hope this is a series and more of these are made.

Loved every minute of it. Lays an awesome foundation for the series and I'm super excited for what's to come.

The actors all compliment each other well and it's so nice to see some Christmas hallmark actors make their way to more dramatic rolls. Loved seeing actor Brittany Mitchell tackle this role and I'd be excited to see her character story line expanded. Lyndie Greenwood is also amazing and created great depth of character.

Looking forward to seeing crime time expand and explore more dramatic concepts.

All the characters have chemistry and there's great balance within the story line of character development and suspense.

Especially love the diverse cast and I hope hallmark continues to create films that represent the real life world we live in.

The characters were truly interesting and love the quirks of lead "Hadley Warner". Playing a sleuth for 10 years made the character part of her. Loved her kids and mother.

The detective likes to be in control so he wouldn't admit he knew her show, but he's going to be fun.

This is the kind of show that Hallmark has been sadly lacking in recent years. They're trying different characters and partnerships in different places, but are having trouble replicating the Garage Sale and Gourmet Detective series, or Murder 101. This is a serious contender, like the Tamara Mowry series in Ireland. I can't take 6 months of Christmas romances, so I cancelled. Mysteries this good would make me pay monthly again.