Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

writers_reign Yet another strong episode in an excellent franchise. By definition the late Robert B. Parker left behind a finite number of Jesse Stone novels and in of new titles his estate has commissioned at least two other writers to keep the character of Stone before the public. In of television adaptations this appears to be the first title not based on an actual Parker novel. In of quality the change is barely noticeable and as usual it finds Jesse Stone involved in simultaneous cases. Whereas in Death In Paradise the local ambiguous gangster figure was named Finn and killed off we now have Gino Fish, ostensibly a boxing promoter, and a regular character in the Parker novels. Whilst Viola Davis was the best thing in the early episodes her replacement, Rose Gammon, played by Kathy Baker is only a notch behind Davis. Another fine episode.

Reno Rangan The seventh film in the Jesse Stone series and not based on any book. Seems that's it, the adaptations are over. I thought it was a temporary diversion, but after the third straight film with no sign of going back, somewhat clear that it won't in the future as well. So only the characters from the book by Robert B. Parker was used to take the series forward with the original screenplays.Jesse is preoccupied with new of him. He stopped talking to his ex- wife since the phone line he cut off. But it could be the reason a teen girl's death. I mean he's not responsible, but when she needed him the most he was unreachable. So he's kind of in guilt for her death and trying to find the real reason behind it. The police department closed the case with a simple statement, but Jesse knows there's something or someone to blame. Like usual, he goes after with the clues he got and also gets some help from his frenemy Mr Fish. Where it takes him and how he solves it comes in the last quarter.In the opening credit, it was a different look, particularly the Jesse character was transformed into something new. When the rest of the film was in progress, there's nothing like that, just the old Jesse we all knew. He's trying to be close with Reggie, but it is not working. He's not in the force which is not looking good. Not just for him, but also for the film. Because he is a cop, a best one the paradise has ever seen, but his exit from the force was uninteresting the new development in the series. They are trying with the different things since it left the book, but not paying off with the success the series saw from the initial three films."What are you looking at?"The director for this sequel has changed. This is the first time and I was not expecting that, because I thought that's the best thing about this series. I know the last couple of films were not up to the standards, but seems it's good that they wanted a fresh perspective, still, I don't think the new attempt worked out so well. I won't blame the director completely, first of all the story was pretty bad. This is surely the worst film in the series and it came in the time when the series needed a serious uplift. I don't know, from this position where it will head in the future.It's not about the film is bad, but it does suit to be a part of the Jesse Stone franchise and that's the issue here. Because I felt it was out of the sync with the series. Those new characters, especially what they told us the dead girl Cindy was a close friend of Jesse is somewhat unacceptable. We have never seen her before and you can't just bring her in saying that's a very important person in Jesse's life. Because we know Jesse since he got to Paradise, so this girl is a mystery. Sorry, it did not work for me, maybe a prequel to that might do the fixing job all the damage done in this part. But I'm not confident about that would happen.For the filmmakers, this installment is a bad dream. How could the writers did not think to include the flashbacks to cover up the flaws. I feel they should have sticked with the Robert B. Parker's book series. Other than the messed up story, as an individual film, it can be enjoyable. Many Jesse Stone fans upset with this one, though I hope the next one gets better. I'm saying that since last few films, but it is only going down and seems not recovering.Like Selleck is the only reason this film still watchable. He was wonderful with a good ing cast. So let's see what's going to happen to the film characters, looks some of the main ones useless here. With the wonderful characters, the makers are not developing the interesting story. I almost lost interest in this, but there are just a couple of films left, so I'm going to finish it off. I hope they can be what I'm expecting.6/10

Billyjhobbs-1 While this is a welcomed continuation of a good (excellent) Tom Selleck series (I don't care for "Blue Bloods"), I was a bit disappointed in "Innocents Lost." For one, it clearly,clearly plays to Selleck's vanity as he lays (not so cleverly) the decided foundation for the next episode. While that is good, this one was too incomplete for my liking. Second, the pacing of "Innocents Lost" seemed to be out in the netherworld--slow at times, possibly to make sure that the full two hours time slot was completed yet not forgetting to set the stage for the next episode, when? In six months' time? A year? New viewers could easily have been baffled by the "inside" story, events and characters based upon previous episodes (which really isn't fair to new viewers, that is, if new viewers were wanted). Character development lagged (we've a new police chief and we know we don't like him and we know that he's bound to be "gone" in another episode, but, please, don't tease us to the extent that it did. And, Jesse, forget about your ex-wife. Pul-eeze. Enough whining. Move on. Please.All this said, though, I didn't regret watching "Innocents Lost"--but was quite let down by its "incompleteness."

rwschaumburg I watched the latest Jesse Stone TV movie last night and have mulled it over before typing my reaction to it. I have decided that it will be the last one I watch. There was a certain level of enjoyment in the first four having been based on the original text by Parker and I could accept the changes made in character and story knowing that film and books are two very different mediums. The latest three films have been original stories not based on the Books and have grown increasingly maudlin. I am a fan of noir cinema and dark stories but it as though all of the life has been sucked out of the characters I am not certain who has the better hang dog expression Reggie or Jesse. Selleck's Jesse Stone is the saddest person I have ever seen he sleeps with a positively gorgeous woman and doesn't crack a smile and then kills her mood, to score with her he must be the most adorable black hole of gloom on the eastern seaboard. Dix even looks ready to tell him to walk because he is sucking all of the joy out of the room. I read a woman's post saying that Jesse is the strong silent type but strong holds the firm for the people who rely on him, much like Jesse in the books He knows that not just the town relies on him but Suit, Molly, Peter and the rest of his department depend on him as a leader. Selleck's Jesse has let all of these people down . ittedly if I had his ex as portrayed in both the books and the movies I would drink too much and look miserable much of the time too. (Gods I hate Jenn)Even the Parker moments in the story felt forced. Yes! we know it is hard for Jesse not to be cute (Stone Cold) and his opening shot is a foot to the nuts (Night age). This brings me to my second point I recently found out that the Selleck's co writer Michael Brandman is continuing the Jesse Stone books and this makes me very afraid for the stories. I love the books I have read all of them at least twice and these are characters that have become dear to me. If you are reading this Mr. Brandman I don't expect you to be Bob Parker but please don't kill the feeling of these stories the way that has been done in the films.