Mystery 101 Words Can Kill

2019

Action / Crime / Drama / Mystery

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Jill Wagner Photo
Jill Wagner as Amy Winslow
Sarah Dugdale Photo
Sarah Dugdale as Claire Tate
Kristoffer Polaha Photo
Kristoffer Polaha as Travis Burke
Nathalie Boltt Photo
Nathalie Boltt as Celia Bunton
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808.58 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
P/S 0 / 1
1.62 GB
1920*1072
English 5.1
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 28 min
P/S 0 / 2

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle7 / 10

good for Hallmark

College professor Amy Winslow (Jill Wagner) enters her office when a masked person knocks her down running past her. She calls her police detective friend Travis Burke (Kristoffer Polaha) but nothing seems to be stolen. The college is hosting a book festival where her father is a key speaker although he's not happy that his hated rival had rented a booth. His police friend Phil Jenk from Reno PD arrives with a suspicious note.

The character Betsy Crane is being too broad although I do like the Phil Jenk character. He's playing both faces which makes him a good suspect. I like the Who What dichotomy which serves to put up a structure for the investigations. Hallmark mysteries can be bland. One grades on a curve sometimes. This is better than most and it's a good one from the series. It's good as a TV mystery movie.

Reviewed by Ed-Shullivan3 / 10

Cookie cutter mystery theme TV film that is all foam and no beer

I can't say anything positive about this so called made for TV mystery other than the word "mystery" is included in the film title. Lead actress Jill Wagner may be attractive to look at but the story line and her delivery were about as stale as a ten (10) year old box of expired crackers. Nothing suspenseful, nothing mysterious and certainly nothing memorable.

I can only rate it a 3 out of 10

Reviewed by bensonmum27 / 10

These movies just keep getting better

Words Can Kill is the fourth Hallmark mystery movie I've watched recently. In Words Can Kill, Professor Amy Winslow (Jill Wagner) is responsible for putting together a mystery writers' convention. Her father, Graham Winslow (Robin Thomas),Is set to be the star of the show. But when his previous publisher is found dead, Graham becomes a key suspect. Amy will move mountains to prove her father is innocent.

As I continue to roll through these Hallmark mysteries, they just keep getting better and better. Maybe I've gotten lucky and accidentally picked the good ones, but whatever, I'm really enjoying the movie journey I'm on. I had great fun with Words Can Kill. The plot has some nice twists and turns, culminating in a very satisfactory conclusion. This one kept me guessing right up to the end (even though I really should have spotted the killer from a mile away). The growing relationship between Amy and Detective Burke is another highlight. Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha are solid. And I was impressed with Robin Thomas as Amy's father. Given a larger role in this film, he excelled.

I can't write one of these without listing a few of the problems I had with the movie. Without going into detail: several one dimensional characters, standard mystery tropes, and some iffy acting. But it's easy for me to overlook these weaknesses given how much I enjoyed the rest.

Finally, one of the things I like about these movies is how much they remind me of the mystery novels I grew up reading, with similar plots, similar pacing, and similar reveals. The movies have that mystery novel "feeling" - nothing heavy or groundbreaking, just entertainment and escape.

7/10.

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