The Cases of Mystery Lane

Fun detective show that has you rooting for them. Seeing Campbell as a quirky pre-midlife crises suburban husband is worth the ticket alone. I didn't mind the usual red herring turns, because the interplay between husband and wife characters was engaging.

It's starts out as a fish out of water movie, then becomes a bit of a romantic comedy-mystery. Don't expect grit or gore, this movie is family night appropriate. Which is a delightful change from Hollywood's norm.

Hoping that they make more of this series, it would be fun to see the main characters go through the transitions ahead, as well as seeing more side character development.

I am a big fan of Paul Campbell. When I see him listed in the cast, I watch the movie, probably more than once. I like Aimee Garcia. I think that she's a good actress. I enjoyed the first Cases of Mystery Lane. It was a decent mystery and Alden was smart, quirky, amusing and kind of endearing. Once the wife figured out what Alden was getting involved in, the couple worked well together.

However, in Death is Listening, the quirkiness is over-the-top. Alden is less amusing and endearing, more bumbling and annoying. The acting is great, but I find the character of Alden this time is kind of off putting.

I really hope that if there's a third Cases Mystery movie, they dial back on Alden's quirkiness, but I really like the premise of the series & the actors.

Light and fun comedy, and done really well! I am impressed by the whole package: acting, plot, light jokes and just simpleness and cuteness of it all and how it is all wrapped up in a very good entertainment choice. Quirky little jokes were actually pretty original and funny, and actors did a very good job at doing their bit throughout the whole movie. As a huge fan of whodoneits, this one falls into light entertainment category that will leave you light and in a good mood after watching it. As TV movies go, this does the job and almost feels like there should be sequels. Well, I'm pretty sure there will be...

I'm a licensed Med Tech and my absolute favorite part of the Lucifer series was Aimee Garcia and her crime lab...so when I saw she would be starring in a new Mystery series on Hallmark with Paul Campbell I was VERY excited...maybe too excited.

There was good humor in the series and Paul and Aimee played off each other well as husband and wife Birdie and Alden Case. My biggest complaint is around the sad theme of divorce that was introduced and woven throughout the movie. I thought it was wholly unnecessary to the story...especially as it really played as a comedy except for that. My other complaint is around Birdie's mom and her terrible behavior towards her daughter at work. Birdie should quit that job immediately! My final complaint is around a potentially unhealthy relationship that they seem to be trying to normalize and that is of a wealthy heiress and her gay husband who is having homosexual relationships outside of their marriage with her knowledge...including going on cruises etc. I am by no means saying that is wrong, to each his own, especially if everyone knows and no one is getting hurt. But my complaint is in the normalizing having sex outside of one's marriage...straight, gay, whatever. I am not sure that builds a healthy bond or marriage and distracted from the story.

I love both Aimee Garcia and Paul Campbell and will definitely watch an additional film if they make more, but I am hesitant to strongly recommend this film and am afraid it is not breaking in to my top three hallmark mysteries (Hannah Swensen, Aurora Teagarden and Mystery 101) any time soon.

Really enjoyed this. Paul Campbell and Aimee Garcia are a young couple Alden and Birdie Case with a few problems.

Alden is supposedly taking accounting classes. What he is really doing is studying to be a private investigator. He dreads telling Birdie.

Birdie is an attorney in a large firm. When the head of the firm is angry about she feels is a low-ball deal, Birdie says "But mom..." " I am not your mom in the office."

Birdie works closely with Kyle. Jealous of Kyle, Alden decides his surveillance assignment will be Kyle. Unfortunately there's a murder.

The couple is believable and fun, the mystery okay, and the whole show delightful.

Get rid of Crime Time and give us more Mystery Lane.