Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Each of the movies in the Jesse Stone series is terrific. Great plot and wonderful characters. Tom Selleck is great.

Tom Selleck and his fellow actors bring a wonderful series to these Jesse Stone novels. Scenery is beautiful, story line captivating enough without the grime of crimes.Love Mr. Selleck's' faults and persona in these series, he makes not apologies for being human and expresses the greater sides in being "The Chief"All actors/players in these series are perfect.The only request I have, since being a prime member, allow us to see ALL the Jesse Stone series, included in our monthly premium. Thank you

well worth the time to watch

We love the Jessie Stone series, and while a slight bit p[ricey, they are worth it or obviously we would not have rented all of them.

I thought about how to review this new made-for-TV movie for anyone who isn't already in love with Tom Selleck and the Jesse Stone series (and a fan of the late, great master crime writer, Robert B. Parker)and whether this would be an interesting movie for that first time viewer. I think it would. I think all the Jesse Stone movies are great stand-alone films. If anything, they would make the viewer want to see the previous movies (there have been 8, I believe).Jesse Stone is a police chief in a small town on the East Coast. In this movie, a new viewer might not understand all the relationships of the characters, but you'll know enough to not be confused. However, I want to comment on some of those characters: first and foremost, I, personally, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED seeing "Suitcase" as a fisherman (he used to be a police officer in Paradise). He suddenly turned very sexy for me!! Wow. Seeing him stand on the boat, his arm muscles straining against his fisherman shirt. Sigh. Sorry, Mr. Selleck--I didn't think anyone could ever affect me the way you always have!! :)And that might be what is lacking lately in these films. Jesse still has the women, but I'm not feeling him like I used to. A lot has happened to his character, but it is developing so slowly that it seems to just stand still now. I like that Jen is no long a voice-over telephone call. Jesse decided to stop talking to his ex-wife (Jen) because he realized talking to her was not helpful and made him feel bad. But in this movie, he admits that he is still in love with her. So......that's still there. He still drinks......He still is moody and uncommunicative. His current bed partner, or as he puts it, his "pal who has sex with him" works only because she is more afraid of commitment than he is and she doesn't ask any questions about his job or how he works. But that's not a real relationship. If he is spending $180/hr to talk to his shrink, Dix, he's not getting his money's worth, in my opinion and I'd like to see more development of Jesse. He's just too, too sad and withdrawn lately. Nothing seems to make him smile, even a little bit anymore. And I miss him straigtening the frame of his picture of the shortstop he admires so much. That at least showed the viewer that there was once something that he used to love with all his heart.Joe, as Reggie, is great. He is the dog that Jesse picked up on a case long ago. Reggie has great expressions as he looks at Jesse, but surely by now, Jesse could have something more to say to him than, "What are you looking at??" Reggie, a faithful and patient companion has begun to sleep on the bed with Jesse and sit next to him on the sofa. Go, Reggie! Maybe you can draw him out and bring that ol' Jesse Stone/Tom Selleck twinkle back to his eye! I miss that. Either that, or for goodness sakes, bring back Rita Fiore (Mimi Rogers). That could do it too! It might even let us see that famous dimple one more time (please???). I digress, sorry--different character, different series. But still, it would be nice.The story was interesting and not as complicated and multi-layered as previous story-lines. I didn't get as "lost" in this movie as I have others. The evidence didn't seem to add up and it didn't feel as much of an investigation as just a story wrap up. For instance, why was the sniper at the boat in the end? I suppose the answer is obvious, but it didn't seem to fit--either as a surprise or as a scary/thrilling chase. It was just there, sort of ho-hum.I gave this movie 5 stars because I did truly love it. When it came in the mail, I grinned, knowing I could watch it after dinner and I was happy to have to have it to look forward to. The reason this review seems less than a 5 star-er is only because I DO love the series so much and that as a viewer, I want certain things to happen now, especially this far into the series. I want to know more than I did 8 movies ago and I don't. And that's frustrating to me. I want Jesse to be the ultimate hero in each movie and the gum chewing, coffee drinking, mono-syllable dialog is disappointing to me. I want to shake him up! But, again, that's because I am an old-timey fan of everyone connected to the series. That said, I would still definitely rate this particular movie high on the list. I would recommend it for old time fans like myself and newcomers alike. Tom Selleck never disappoints in his acting. He makes you believe Jesss Stone is real every time. The scenery, the music is beautiful, the camera work excellent. There are many great things to say about this movie, so please watch it and judge for yourself. I love reading everyone's reviews.

Tom Selleck, Robert B Parker adaptation, Jesse Stone character.....Loved it!

As someone who has been a Tom Selleck fan for many years, I really enjoyed his performance in this movie.He plays a very different character in his Jesse Stone movies than he'd did when he played in the Magnum PI television show many years ago.Mr Selleck's characters are a lot more subtle now than the Magnum PI character he played back then.He comes off as more real now, which is why I enjoy his newer acting roles.If you are a Tom Selleck fan lime me then I'm sure you will enjoy his Jesse Stone movies.

The camera and the dog tell the story.

The good luck and service had to end somewhere, and here it is. Other Jesse Stone movies proved to be excellent entertainment.They were the correct DVD type for UK use. This was not. I had to watch the film on You tube to see what happened. The 'entire film' versions proved to be poor efforts to say the least.NOT AT ALL IMPRESSED with company who selected DVD & shipped it to UK knowing it would not play. Refund and correct version (like all the rest of the Jesse Stone set) might restore my faith in both company who shipped it, and Amazon who tipped it.

This series has to be one of the best . If you are expecting graphic violence, blood, and fast paced crime- forget this series. Tom Selleck is Jesse Stone, and he brings this character, with flaws, doubts, strength to the screen. Love all the characters- Rose, Hat, and Hasty. The books of Robert Parker are tough to get into, but Tom Selleck brings them alive. These are slow moving episodes, character insight, atmosphere in buckets, brilliant music score, and the scenery of the coast makes one yearn for Nova Scotia! This is small town America ( or Canada), and so easy to slip into this scene. Each episode is complete, but best to start at the beginning, with Jesse Stone's arrival in Paradise, and the reasons.A wonderful series, and easy to watch again. Not forgetting Reggie and his first dog.Ordered from the US, arrived safely, and do need a multi-area player.

in my humble opinion tom selleck doesn't make a bad film or TV seriesbasic profileJesse stone is fired from a major American city police force due to beingdrunk on the job, he applies and gets the position of police chief in a tiny towncalled PARADISE with a population of just under 1000, he has a staff of 3-4and mostly they deal with small crimes. Obviously he's over qualified for the jobbut gets to grips with it, his drinking is his demon though he doesn't drink on the job he does in the home, also every day he talks to his ex wife jenny on the phone, he has numerousrelationships one ends in tragedya great riveting tv movies

Total waste of my money.Really disappointed that I cannot play this DVD on my machine.Why advertise these DVD's on the amazon.co.uk site when they are NOT for use in UK.Can anyone from Amazon answer this?

Throughout the films in the Jesse Stone series, the true strengths come from the scripts and the performances. The scripts are lean; no one ever uses ten words if two will do; and no one uses two words if silence serves better. It would be invidious to name only one member of the cast; all are masterly. Well, I will name one: the dog is a joy.