I'm one that cares less about plot than the actors involved. Love the 3 main , and the intro of new policewoman is excellent.
Darrow & Darrow (TV Mini Series)
Witness to Murder: A Darrow mystery (2019)
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Always good to see Tom
gkarf2311 September 2019
Light and breezy courtroom mystery romance.
cgvsluis9 February 2022
Claire ends up representing the woman who helped besmirch her mother's character and caused her to loose her job at her old firm. But when Claire and her mother witness a murder of two other's from the firm...they are not convinced that she is guilty of that as well!
This was an interesting mystery and results in a kiss and an agreement to "see one another".
Funny courtroom romance. Not in the ballpark of Legal Eagles but light and breezy...fun to watch.
This was an interesting mystery and results in a kiss and an agreement to "see one another".
Funny courtroom romance. Not in the ballpark of Legal Eagles but light and breezy...fun to watch.
Witness to Murder: A Darrow Mystery
JoBloTheMovieCritic9 September 2019
More Tom Cavanagh please
bmiller5921 January 2021
Anything with Tom Cavanagh is worth the watch and we weren't let down in this one. Kimberly Williams Paisley was a great co star as well. Wendie Malick held her own as well
Predictable?...yea, probably. But come on, so what. Yea, I saw the ending coming but not exactly as screened.
Oh yea, the Hot Chocolate reference made us chuckle even thou this wasn't a HM Christmas movie.
It was definitely worth the watch...enjoy it.
Predictable?...yea, probably. But come on, so what. Yea, I saw the ending coming but not exactly as screened.
Oh yea, the Hot Chocolate reference made us chuckle even thou this wasn't a HM Christmas movie.
It was definitely worth the watch...enjoy it.
Mother and daughter see a murder
bkoganbing11 September 2019
Kimberly Williams-Paisley and her mother Wendy Malick are leaving a meeting
when while getting into their vehicle they see someone from a car firing a weapon
at the other attorney they were meeting with. The other attorney is wounded
and his paralegal/chauffeur is killed.
A woman the Darrows know is the chief , but they don't believe it for a second and they become her defense lawyers. Complicating things further is that prosecutor Tom Cavanaugh and Williams-Paisley are starting to date. A little reference to the classic Tracy/Hepburn comedy Adam's Rib.
I have to tell you I had this one figured almost immediately and I think any decent mystery buff will figure it faster than I did.
Still good entertainment value though.
A woman the Darrows know is the chief , but they don't believe it for a second and they become her defense lawyers. Complicating things further is that prosecutor Tom Cavanaugh and Williams-Paisley are starting to date. A little reference to the classic Tracy/Hepburn comedy Adam's Rib.
I have to tell you I had this one figured almost immediately and I think any decent mystery buff will figure it faster than I did.
Still good entertainment value though.
Another story written by Middle School students
Jackbv12321 September 2019
Coming into this particular movie, I was a fan of Darrow Mysteries. Tom Cavanaugh usually makes such a good quirky character. And usually he and Williams-Paisley play well off each other. Not in this one.
There are so many things wrong with the story I don't have the patience to list them. Not the least of these is the developing romance where the characters also act like Middle Schoolers. The court scenes come off like the juvenile's take on a Perry Mason episode.
Given the writing, it is hard to judge the acting or the directing, but I tend to think the directing isn't much better.
The mystery has it's good moments, but it's hard to appreciate them given everything else.
There are so many things wrong with the story I don't have the patience to list them. Not the least of these is the developing romance where the characters also act like Middle Schoolers. The court scenes come off like the juvenile's take on a Perry Mason episode.
Given the writing, it is hard to judge the acting or the directing, but I tend to think the directing isn't much better.
The mystery has it's good moments, but it's hard to appreciate them given everything else.
Why?
d-robold13 September 2019
Stale plot and terrible writing took this installment down. The first few movies were charming, this time the characters were annoying about their "non" relationship and most of the movie felt very contrived. Very disappointing. We figured out the plot before the murder happened.
So Predictable and Unenjoyable
tindalrich11 September 2019
Warning: Spoilers
This plot has been used over and over again with murder mysteries and it was no surprise. I knew what was happening as soon as the shots rang out.
While the previous installment of Darrow and Darrow seemed sweet between the 2 characters Claire and Miles, this time I found him to be irritating and annoying. He talks too fast, his courtroom manners were all over the place and he wasn't even addressing the jury. Claire rambled and the judge really was just a mockery of our justice system. Since this is filmed in Canada perhaps they do it differently there.
The writers really were lazy with this one and I doubt I'll watch another Darrow and Darrow if there are more in the works.
SPOILER - whenever someone is killed by mistake & the nasty "intended" victim is just "wounded" ... well you know the rest.
While the previous installment of Darrow and Darrow seemed sweet between the 2 characters Claire and Miles, this time I found him to be irritating and annoying. He talks too fast, his courtroom manners were all over the place and he wasn't even addressing the jury. Claire rambled and the judge really was just a mockery of our justice system. Since this is filmed in Canada perhaps they do it differently there.
The writers really were lazy with this one and I doubt I'll watch another Darrow and Darrow if there are more in the works.
SPOILER - whenever someone is killed by mistake & the nasty "intended" victim is just "wounded" ... well you know the rest.
This made my ears bleed
cpotato10108 February 2022
OK, I (fortunately) only caught the last half of this "movie". I was surfing through and saw Wendie Malick, and stopped to watch. Then I made the mistake of leaving the sound on.
I have seen the main three leads in many other shows, so I know they do know how to act.
That leaves the "writer" and "director", if they can really be described as such.
The worst was the writing. It is like the writer has heard a few commercials for other much better lawyer shows, and thought they knew how to write a courtroom drama. Hint, next time, watch the entire show, you might learn how a courtroom drama should be written.
The worst example - When the prosecutor calls the police lieutenant as a witness to supposedly describe the trajectory of the bullets, the lieutenant says only a few words, and the defense does no cross examination. This should have been a crucial part of the case, and it was nothing.
Three stars only because they hired Wendie Malick, and at least gave her some decent lines. Otherwise, one star or less.
No spoilers here, it is hard to spoil something so badly written.
I have seen the main three leads in many other shows, so I know they do know how to act.
That leaves the "writer" and "director", if they can really be described as such.
The worst was the writing. It is like the writer has heard a few commercials for other much better lawyer shows, and thought they knew how to write a courtroom drama. Hint, next time, watch the entire show, you might learn how a courtroom drama should be written.
The worst example - When the prosecutor calls the police lieutenant as a witness to supposedly describe the trajectory of the bullets, the lieutenant says only a few words, and the defense does no cross examination. This should have been a crucial part of the case, and it was nothing.
Three stars only because they hired Wendie Malick, and at least gave her some decent lines. Otherwise, one star or less.
No spoilers here, it is hard to spoil something so badly written.
Makes me long for the gold old days
cotennfl-12 March 2022
Hallmark used to stand for the highest of high quality programming. A Hallmark Special was something my parents always let me stay up for. However, after watching the "movie", it is a shame to see they have sunk to the lowest of lows. There's no mystery here, only bad writing, bad acting, bad storytelling, and the cheapest production values I've ever seen. I guess I'm just an old fuddie duddie but after watching this, it makes me long for the good old days of Hallmark.
Kimberly Williams and Tom Cavanagh make this a fun viewing.
TxMike7 May 2022
We watched this as much because it has Tom Cavanagh and Kimberly Williams as for any reason. Both attorneys, he a prosecutor in the DA's office, she working for a firm. And they might be dating, it is hard to tell. As Hallmark scripts tend to go, they end up on opposite sides of a murder case.
For economy of time, and to avoid boring viewers, the courtroom scenes are highly compressed versions of what might really go on in court. But hey, it's a Hallmark movie. It is an entertaining movie and not everything is resolved until the penultimate scene.
We watched it at home on DVD from our public library.
For economy of time, and to avoid boring viewers, the courtroom scenes are highly compressed versions of what might really go on in court. But hey, it's a Hallmark movie. It is an entertaining movie and not everything is resolved until the penultimate scene.
We watched it at home on DVD from our public library.
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