The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death Is Listening

Silly, a little over the top - and delightfully entertaining!

Good to see that Hallmark will be continuing with this one. There have been a couple that have tried my patience.

The crazy detective couple, Birdie and Aiden, portrayed by Aimee Garcia and Paul Campbell, are adorable as they enjoy snickerdoodles at a suspect's home, build elaborate mousetraps, salsa dance through a nursing home, and drive the officer in charge of the latest murder case (Matt Hamilton) insane.

Lots of fun and so superior to some of Hallmark's offerings. Right up there with Hannah Swenson, a series I also enjoy in its various incarnations.

Light entertainment.

I just watched the second movie and do not understand some of these reviews. I found the movie fun; it was a new twist on a mystery movie. I love the characters' on-screen chemistry, and their relationship seems genuine. It is light-hearted rather than a heavy "suspense" type of movie. The way the couple go about getting clues and getting at their suspect is excellent. I especially loved the "Salsa Teachers" in this movie. I would love to see Mystery Lane turn into an ongoing series of movies. I think this type of mystery movie is one that the Rom-Com lovers would immensely enjoy. This is almost like a Mystery Comedy. Something completely new for viewers. Maybe Hallmark is going to start a new category! This movie could be shown on all the other Hallmark channels rather than just the Hallmark Movies and Mystery channel. Please make more Hallmark! I am eagerly waiting on #3 to come!

Probably a bit weaker than best Hallmarky mysteries - mystery wise. But I enjoyed this film a lot because of two leads and super cozy setting.

We meet Birdie and Aldon again, they are true crime fans, and have a chance to meet their hero. Except they don't: the author of a well-known true crime podcast is killed. Officer Air Quotes is on it, but even the Cases are helpful.

I'm not gonna ask why Birdie is allowed to skip work and go helping police. Or how does a mouse make a hole in one single page of a newspaper. Or why a police officer outsources most important tasks to a couple of civilians... Anyways I really enjoyed this installment. Love mysteries that don't revolve around the female lead and a police officer and the whole will they - won't they thing.

The Cases of Mystery Lane have been fantastic. This series has been a refreshing change from the usual and both of the movies have been really entertaining and top notch. The cast is fantastic and they all have great energy and chemistry with each other. The storylines have been engaging and the pace of the movies in the series has been perfect and flow very well. Paul Campbell is especially good and his comedic timing and charm are fantastic! These are a win for Hallmark Channel. Love this series and hope that Hallmark makes many more of them. Watch them and enjoy The Cases of Mystery Lane series!

First things first, a little diatribe: Paul Campbell used to regularly be in films where his comedic chops were allowed to flourish. Look at his earlier Hallmark films circa 2013. These days, he's in seemingly a half dozen movies a year and is only funny in maybe one of them. Let Paul Campbell be funny again! Like this film!

He and his co-lead have great chemistry, just like the first film. Not to say that it's perfect - some gags and dialogue fall flat, in my opinion. But overall they are great together and you can tell they think so too. They also present sort of a unique romantic dynamic I haven't seen elsewhere. The story never puts them at odds relationship wise, and while this might be unrealistic, for these films it is endearing.

They support and love each other. The drama in this film focuses almost wholly on the mystery at hand. Which is frankly a bit refreshing.

The mystery itself - which I won't get into here - wasn't as intriguing as the first film's mystery was. That being said, there was quite a bit of charming quirkiness and twists. Which is to say that it still was pretty good.