I loved this movie, its just up my alley, amateur sleuthing in a light hearted and easy going way. Please stop bashing the lovely Courtney Thorne Smith , and give her a break ! She gets a thumbs up from me and so does her very dishy sidekick, James Tupper. I think they work very well as a team, great chemistry. Its light entertainment, thats all, I dont understand the put downs., I wll be checking in on the third installment of this very entertaining Mini Series Trilogy. Fingers crossed there will be more to come.

The film starts off with a man running for his life from a mansion. You would think he is being chased by a hound from hell.

We then go forward two years. Archaeologist Professor Emma Fielding (Courtney Thorne-Smith) is helping out looking for missing artefacts beneath Chandler Castle which is rumoured to be cursed.

Then a body is found in the crypts below. Emma investigates with FBI Agent Jim Conner. Emma is concerned that the police have charged the wrong person.

There is not much tension here and it looks cheap. At times I thought the set looked like something from The Garage Sale Mystery. The acting is bland and I could not fathom why when confronting the killer, Emma Fielding is smiling like a buffoon.

Celebrated archaeologist Emma Fielding (Courtney Thorne-Smith) is recruited by her former roommate to investigate missing artifacts from a mansion with a supposed cursed history. The mystery deepens when she spots a dead body in a hidden chamber with no obvious entrance. FBI Special Agent Jim Connor (James Tupper) leads the murder case.

It's been a little while since I've seen Courtney Thorne-Smith. The mystery at the mansion reminds me of Scooby Doo. Early on, I was half expecting the ripping-off-the-mask reveal. This may be fine for Hallmark but it's a little too light for a big boy movie. There is next to no tension. There is enough likeability but not much else. This needs to be saved by the romantic chemistry but there is limited heat. It's like a lower level pilot for a second tier TV show. They really need a good hot coupling at the top.