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How Tom Selleck's world-weary cop Jesse Stone became the police chief of sleepy Paradise, Mass., is revealed in this engaging prequel to the first made-for-TV Stone feature, Stone Cold. Selleck is once again well cast as the rough-around-the-edges Stone, whose drinking problem gets him ejected from the Los Angeles police force; he soon finds himself the head lawman in a small New England fishing village, where his slow dissolution continues until a routine domestic disturbance case reveals connections to money laundering and murder, with several of the town's most affluent names as possible suspects. Selleck is well-matched by veteran scene stealer Saul Rubinek, and there's good work by Polly Shannon as a city attorney who becomes Stone's romantic interest, and Stephen Baldwin as an ill-tempered local. Fans of author Robert B. Parker (on whose books the Jesse Stone films are based) and Selleck won't be disappointed by this smart thriller. --Paul Gaita
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A prequel to "Stone Cold" in the series of Jesse Stone novels by Robert B. Parker, the story picks up after Jesse Stone is fired from the Los Angeles Police Department. He becomes an unlikely candidate recruited by the town board of selectman to become police chief of Paradise, a small town on Boston's North Shore. The board hopes his failed experience will keep him from digging too deep into the town's secrets. Hungover on his first day on the job, he must investigate a domestic abuse case that ends up leaduing to a money laundering scheme perpetuated by a manager of a local bank.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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Tom Selleck (best known as Thamas Magnum in the cult television series Magnum P I) return as Jesse Stone in the thrilling prequal to Stone Cold. This film which is set before Stone Cold sees Stone relocated to the small coastal town of Paradise where he becomes embroilled in murder and Money Laundering, with an abusive husband with possible connections to the mob. This is not an action packed "Shoot em up" but is compelling well acted, well written drama at its best. Tom Selleck is excellent as Stone - a role which is far removed from Magnum. I watched this before Stone Cold which does help. Now there are four Jesse Stone tv movies to date. I hope they make alot more - there are plenty of books to adapt.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Firstly the only possible criticisms of this wonderful film:
1. Tom Selleck is too old and too heavy for Jesse Stone.
2. The film makes no attempt to recreate the book's plot, cutting out huge chunks and only hinting at other bits of it.
However even if you know the book by heart you will forgive these failings. Because, apart from the above mismatches, Tom Selleck (an actor I have never had any time for) is absolutely terrific in the lead role: he gets right to the heart of the character within the first few frames and from that moment on you're quite willing to suspend disbelief.
Also, although Robert Parker is a great writer, his strengths are character and dialogue rather than plot: to be honest the film plot is much more convincing than the book and given the time constraints of the medium, they have packed lots in, including the best scenes and dialogue. Jesse's confrontation with Jo Genest is truly memorable, and large passages of dialogue are lifted straight from the book.
I read the books first and loved them: now I am watching the films and enjoying them just as much: how often can you say that?
1. Tom Selleck is too old and too heavy for Jesse Stone.
2. The film makes no attempt to recreate the book's plot, cutting out huge chunks and only hinting at other bits of it.
However even if you know the book by heart you will forgive these failings. Because, apart from the above mismatches, Tom Selleck (an actor I have never had any time for) is absolutely terrific in the lead role: he gets right to the heart of the character within the first few frames and from that moment on you're quite willing to suspend disbelief.
Also, although Robert Parker is a great writer, his strengths are character and dialogue rather than plot: to be honest the film plot is much more convincing than the book and given the time constraints of the medium, they have packed lots in, including the best scenes and dialogue. Jesse's confrontation with Jo Genest is truly memorable, and large passages of dialogue are lifted straight from the book.
I read the books first and loved them: now I am watching the films and enjoying them just as much: how often can you say that?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I've now seen 4 of the Jesse Stone series of 'tv movies', and I can thoroughly recommend it. It is SUPERB, well-made, intelligently written television, that has the look and feel of a great cinema movie.
I think this is ALL due to the fact that as well as being the lead character, Tom Selleck also controls much of the production and scripts, based on very good novels. I suspect he also carefully control who else is cast, and everyone is believable, and play their roles superbly. A special mention for Kathy Baker, who was of course in 'Picket Fences', another superb series
You DO need to buy the DVDs in the correct order, as some stories cross-over with earlier ones, so to do this you need to carefully read the synopsis BUT note one of the (later) DVDs in the series is a pre-quel, so buy that first !
100% recommended.
I think this is ALL due to the fact that as well as being the lead character, Tom Selleck also controls much of the production and scripts, based on very good novels. I suspect he also carefully control who else is cast, and everyone is believable, and play their roles superbly. A special mention for Kathy Baker, who was of course in 'Picket Fences', another superb series
You DO need to buy the DVDs in the correct order, as some stories cross-over with earlier ones, so to do this you need to carefully read the synopsis BUT note one of the (later) DVDs in the series is a pre-quel, so buy that first !
100% recommended.
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