A Mountie is accused of killing his wife in a fatal fall from a luxury condo in 1981.A Mountie is accused of killing his wife in a fatal fall from a luxury condo in 1981.A Mountie is accused of killing his wife in a fatal fall from a luxury condo in 1981.
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- GoofsGlass-lined balconies weren't on any apartment buildings in the early 1980s - certainly not in Toronto.
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April Trent: Did you really hit that woman in the face?
Patrick Kelly: No.
April Trent: No? Well someone said you did.
Patrick Kelly: That's because I did.
April Trent: You did?
Patrick Kelly: Well *I* didn't do it. It was me but it *wasn't* me.
- ConnectionsReferences Donahue (1967)
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'Murder Most Likely' has a true crime title that also paints a picture behind the conviction of an ex-RCMP officer accused of killing his wife. It wasn't an air tight case and the sole witness later recanted. This made for tv movie covers this detail amongst many others - some factual, some fiction - in a "true story" package with proper pacing & some standout acting from it's Canadian cast.
In the early 70's Patrick Kelly (Paul Gross) is an exceptional candidate for the RCMP undercover work. It's a nature fit for the man with good looks, charm. He meets Marie (Marie-Josee Croze) while on vacation in Mexico and they get married. A cop's salary isn't much and to afford a luxury lifestyle he'll go to any lengths. Borrow, steal, do jobs for crime figure Sammy (Beau Starr). With the force closing in on him - suspicions about living beyond his means - he resigns amidst a crumbling marriage. When his wife falls from their highrise condo - with a big life insurance policy - was it an accident or cold blooded murder.
I'd read the 1996 book 'The Judas Kiss' so it was easy to see the fabricated parts they added here. There was no "Sammy". Patrick never remarried. Otherwise this effectively shows you a master manipulator who knew how to game friends, lovers, the system. Names have been changed but it still captures the essence of the people involved.
Paul Gross is great in the lead role able to pass between warm & arrogant. Janine Theriault does justice to a damaged woman in the grips of love, brainwashed or mental illness. Maybe all three. Plus you get good spots from Tom McCamus (I Love A Man in Uniform) and William B. Davis (X Files) as a Toronto homicide detective & an RCMP superior respectively.
I saw 'Murder Most Likely' when it originally aired on CTV and thought I might not ever see it again. For the longest time, it was hard to get a copy. Luckily it's now popping up on streaming services. If you like this genre, this well filmed Canadian entry hits all the right notes.
In the early 70's Patrick Kelly (Paul Gross) is an exceptional candidate for the RCMP undercover work. It's a nature fit for the man with good looks, charm. He meets Marie (Marie-Josee Croze) while on vacation in Mexico and they get married. A cop's salary isn't much and to afford a luxury lifestyle he'll go to any lengths. Borrow, steal, do jobs for crime figure Sammy (Beau Starr). With the force closing in on him - suspicions about living beyond his means - he resigns amidst a crumbling marriage. When his wife falls from their highrise condo - with a big life insurance policy - was it an accident or cold blooded murder.
I'd read the 1996 book 'The Judas Kiss' so it was easy to see the fabricated parts they added here. There was no "Sammy". Patrick never remarried. Otherwise this effectively shows you a master manipulator who knew how to game friends, lovers, the system. Names have been changed but it still captures the essence of the people involved.
Paul Gross is great in the lead role able to pass between warm & arrogant. Janine Theriault does justice to a damaged woman in the grips of love, brainwashed or mental illness. Maybe all three. Plus you get good spots from Tom McCamus (I Love A Man in Uniform) and William B. Davis (X Files) as a Toronto homicide detective & an RCMP superior respectively.
I saw 'Murder Most Likely' when it originally aired on CTV and thought I might not ever see it again. For the longest time, it was hard to get a copy. Luckily it's now popping up on streaming services. If you like this genre, this well filmed Canadian entry hits all the right notes.
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- refinedsugar
- Dec 6, 2023
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