Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

I am already on the sixth film in the Jesse Stone series. Once again the film was not based on any book, but original characters from Robert B. Parker's novel. Very interesting opening credit, because that's the clips from a big city. So it leaves an impression that the tale has shifted its base to another town, but that's not entirely true. Yes, it is different from the previous ones, since Jesse's role slightly changed after what happened in the last film. Also a better film after the recent downfall, still not that great, but anyway, Jesse Stone fans will enjoy it.There's a murder in the opening which was shown to us, but who was behind it remains a mystery, because that's the story of this film to reveal. So the one murder becomes two and followed by another, Jesse, who is now not in the force gets a chance to involve on it indirectly. Besides, the film not to focus on just one case, but multiple like the usual and that's the Jesse Stone series' special. With those layers, how it was developed and ended was smartly done.Jesse's old boss is out of the prison and he lends some help on something to him. I surprised for the return of Mae Whitman, she's different and played a quite interesting part. I'm also happy for mentioning the Reggie in the film, so far he was unnoticed, but gets a slight recognition here. Finally the mysterious ex-wife's torture ends with this sequel; I believe that's what I saw. Besides, Jesse got a cell phone and there's a series of jokes regarding sharing the number, only minor ones."Jealousy's a powerful thing."Still the same director, and he did a good job. Besides appearing in the lead, Tom Selleck also penned the story for this with another writer. They really did write a nice screenplay, even it could have been adapted for the big screen. So, for the television standard, it is a much better film. The sad part is the original writer, Robert B. Parker's unexpected death during before this film came out. So there's a mention at the end of the film with respect. His contribution must be appreciated, now there are many Jesse Stone fans out there after this series came out and I hope it continues for another decade. Since the Jesse's absent in the force, his colleagues had taken some serious steps to fight the crime in Paradise. Particularly Luther has taken the charge of the force, and with Rose, only they two are the ones left in the station. On the other hand, they're facing a threat from the town council that they might be disbanded if their work or the result does not meet the target. So that's why this tale becomes so exciting, because they try their best to keep their jobs, but only the follow-up film would disclose about how it all shapes up.Regarding the murders, the suspense was good, but also gives some hints for the viewers to have their opinion on the suspect. So the end was not bad or its simple twist. After what happened in this story, I'm curious where the next one would take us. Particularly, I'm eager to know Jesse's journey, whether he returns to Paradise or set to work for his boss at the Boston.Anyway, this film was a turning point for sure; many unexpected things might going to happen in the remaining films. In the those remaining three films, I expect at least one of it would end as the best in the series. So can't wait for those ones to watch and let me meet you with the next review in a couple of days.7/10

Alright, another Jesse Stone movie! I really enjoy them!! Tom Selleck seems to actually live this character. Jesse Stone is the suspended without pay police chief of the small Massachusetts town of Paradise. The town council weenies didn't like how he ran the town's small police force. He ran it to enforce the law (more or less) and they were a lot more worried about the tourists. The state homicide chief hires him as a consultant in an apparent serial killer case. Now the killer is not a serial killer but a soon to be let go lover and secretary of a local drug dealer named Gino Fish. Having a masters in criminal shrinkology this nut case kills the first victim thinking him to be his replacement. He wasn't. The guy goes on to kill two more at random to make it look like a serial killer. Going to Fish Jesse relays some info to him and guess what? the secretary is run over crossing with the light. Saul Rubinek is back as the one time mayor/money launderer. He is now a used car dealer. His character is a sympathetic one even though he is a felon. His ex-wife is played by Krista Allen and she is basically a nympho. She keeps coming on to Jesse but he turns her down every time. Suitcase has been made temporary police chief and while he is a very good cop he does not have the experience to handle the chief's job at this time. As usual in the Stone movies things turn out well. Not that this necessarily a good thing for the bad guys.

Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)If it weren't for Tom Selleck I'd never have made it twenty minutes through this cliché laden over-sized made for TV movie. It feels like any routine t.v. episode cop and detective movie stretched into two hours, and yet it's missing even the cool twists that the best t.v. shows use to keep each week interesting. Except for the really superb (I mean superb) photography, this is dull, bad stuff. I watched it all because of two things. One, I wanted to see who did the crimes and why. Two, I thought with each passing scene it couldn't continue as badly as it started.Okay, three actually, Selleck himself is fun to watch in his grumpy, steady, intuitive way. And filmed well throughout.If you have seen other Jesse Stone movies you might have other reasons to put up with some of the additions here because they might have given more backstory. I haven't and so (for example) the scene toward the beginning where the hotty woman tells Selleck she just wants uncomplicated sex with him and she's wearing no underwear, and where he says no thanks and grumpy as ever leaves and walks home, is totally stupid. Or male fantasy. (Or female fantasy if you like an aging Selleck very very much?) And it has zero bearing on the movie. She never appears again. It was just for the little thrill.Some would call it character development. But it's just thin and obvious. It's like giving cardboard depth. Call it foam core. If by good fortune you don't actually see all these various character traits as clichés you won't be as annoyed or bored as I was. That comes from what movies (and t.v. shows) you've seen before. Selleck plays a characteristic older cop on the skids. He drinks, he's been kicked off the police force, he befriends a sweet ordinary young girl like a daughter, he figures out the crime by just being experienced and intuitive, he is single and lonely, he's obsessed, and so on and so on. If it wasn't for Selleck having screen presence it wouldn't hold an ounce of water.The supporting cast is reasonable, if again filling predictable niches in this kind of movie. I like cop and detective movies. I was open to liking this a lot. I'm even a Detroit guy (like Selleck) and was predisposed favorably. But be prepared. Enjoy the camera-work throughout because that's the main attraction, and it's not enough.

I've enjoyed many of the other Jessie Stone movies but I found this one to be lacking in a lot of substance. The plot does not get resolved in any satisfying way, and many of the characters lack depth. Even the storyline between Jessie and his dog does not materialize into anything. It feels like a lot of different parts put loosely together - his past relationship with his ex-wife, his co-workers marital problem, an unrelated string of brutal convenience store robberies, and the towns impending plan for the police department - none of these ideas felt resolved at the end. (except for the convenience store robberies, but this was dealt with in such a straightforward way and the bad guys were never heard from again. I guess they were just bad.) No regrets skipping No Remorse.