jesse stone - death in paradise

I'm enjoying the Jesse Stone stories by Robert B. Parker. The first two; "Stone Cold" and "Death in Paradise" are intriging mysteries. Tom Selleck is his usual good self. The series are hard to find. I was happy to find them on ebay. I'm now waiting on Jesse Stone "Sea Change."

Top Drama in the Noir Tradition

As a retired media instructor with an expertise in film noir and great cinema I applaud Selleck for this extremely well-produced series. He is excellent as the sullen alcoholic, reminding us of the great noir anti-heros who just plod through life, barely existing. No joy in winning a case, but just another day to have to exist. Note the final scenes where he looks out over the landscape continuing to contemplate his, fate/destiny? But it's also the overall production quality, tone and mood, cinematography, and terse fresh dialogue that makes these shows terrific. The music by Jeff Beal and terrific acting and directing also go into the blend to make these shows worth watching over and over. Best thing William Devane has ever done, for example. I thought Selleck couldn't top the quality of his westerns done for TNT but this Jesse Stone series is finer than any contemporary movie, and among the very best grown-up drama you'll ever see.

Jesse Stone-Death in Paradise

Based on the character by Robert Parker, Jesse Stone, Tom Selleck portrays this small town police chief to a T. With all his flaws, this character is totally believable. A great murder mystery.

Death in Paradise

Tom Selleck plays a good part as Jesse Stone. I would tell others to watch this movie, better yet watch the series

Tom Selleck's doing some good stuff here . . .

I admit to have always liked pretty much everything Tom has done before and the "Jessie Stone" series is a nice fit for him. A bit slow paced but the acting is excellent, the stories are nicely acted out, and more importantly, everything is believable. This one is the 3rd in the series and I sure hope they come out with more. Not for the fast-paced viewer though since 'Jessie' has come from California as an alcoholic, depressed divorced cop needing to leave the fast-lane, fast. He relocates to the east coast in probably the only job willing to hire him for, so there it is. Big gritty city life behind him - welcome to small town, clean coastal not-so-fast-paced crime solving. I love his acting as he is his usual smart, calculating self trotting along with a sweet, quiet golden retriever who adopted Jessie after his owner was murdered. Good viewing, beautiful scenery and superb Tom.