JESSE STONE 1: STONE COLD(2005)
This is the first of the Jesse Stone movies, based on the
books written by Robert B. Parker!
These films all star Tom Selleck who is absolutely perfect
in this role!!! Stone Cold sets the tone of the series, which
is pretty dark.
Basic stories: there's a serial killer going around, well,
killing people, aparently at random; and a girl has been
raped but doesn't want to give up the perp because of
not only the guys, but her parents! Oh, and Jesse has
been in trouble in another district, turned to booze
and lost a wife! Like I said, kinda dark, but, a very
good movie! All the actors do a great job here!! B+
There's a special on this disc, "Beneath The Surface
of 'Stone Cold'" with input by Tom Sellack(Jesse Stone,
Executive Producer), Robert Harmon(Director), Mimi
Rogers(Rita Fiore), Kohl Sudduth(Luther "Suitcase"
Simpson) & Polly Shannon(Abby Taylor)!
A review from Amazon.com:
There have been 4 Jesse Stone novels by Robert Parker.
And though Stone is 35 years old in the first one, and in
his mid 40s by now, Selleck takes and makes the role his
own. He's perfect in the role, and the whole production of
this made for TV movie is top notch. there need to be more
smart mystery type shows like this around.
When it aired, there were early reports that Selleck was
interested in doing more with the character. Perhaps
a series of TV movies, or even a TV series. It aired on CBS,
and fans of Spenser For Hire (when is that whole series
coming to DVD?)would love to see a regular weekly series.
Personally, I don't know how well it would hold up weekly.
There are only 4 books out to base this on, compared to
the more than a dozen when Spenser aired. But with the
right scripts it could become a great weekly show. And a
hit. But CBS would probably aim for 21 episodes a season,
which might strain the concept a little.
But either way, this movie was excellent. Fans of Parker,
Selleck or just a good mystery should check it
out. - Jeffrey D. Messer