Jane, a daughter of one of Tom Lawrence's friends comes to see him to ask for his help to look into the mysterious death of Professor Jameson as her roommate Marguerita has had visions of it being far from natural causes. Tom reluctantly agrees to help (particularly when Jane steals his car) and heads to Bluecliff school for girls. He arrives at the school to find an air of mystery and fear surrounding the supposedly psychic Marguerita and, looking into this murder, he uncovers clues as to something deeper which leads to further murders within the school.
Following on from the serviceable Falcon in Danger, the terrible title here made me worry about what I was about to watch. After an OK start the film develops this rather strange air where we have a mix of the usual slick Falcon mystery but with a touch of supernatural to it in the shape of Marguerita. While this mix isn't always a total success (it does occasionally feel like going from 2nd gear straight into reverse) it does add a new element to the film on top of the usual stuff we had come to expect from the Falcon series. The mystery is pretty good despite the link to the supernatural, although I did wish it had been a bit pacier and more involving . The dark air to it did limit the comedy and generally the fun of the film.
Conway does his thing well but the mystery is not slick enough to support him and at times he seems out of sorts with the material. This time round there is no immediate love interest and there is no room for the comedy sidekick; even Clark and Gargan have their parts stripped back to the bone. This leaves more room for the support cast to come up and mostly they do well with the material on offer. Series regular Corday is good as the psychic girl and steps up when it is asked of her. Ward, Brown, Brooks and Givot are all solid, while the three "Ugh's" are amusing characters.
Overall then a solid entry in the series that adds a new element to the pot with mixed results. It is interesting but not as enjoyable and all round entertaining as many of the other films managed to be. For fans it is definitely worth a look but those new to the film series should find a better starting point.
Following on from the serviceable Falcon in Danger, the terrible title here made me worry about what I was about to watch. After an OK start the film develops this rather strange air where we have a mix of the usual slick Falcon mystery but with a touch of supernatural to it in the shape of Marguerita. While this mix isn't always a total success (it does occasionally feel like going from 2nd gear straight into reverse) it does add a new element to the film on top of the usual stuff we had come to expect from the Falcon series. The mystery is pretty good despite the link to the supernatural, although I did wish it had been a bit pacier and more involving . The dark air to it did limit the comedy and generally the fun of the film.
Conway does his thing well but the mystery is not slick enough to support him and at times he seems out of sorts with the material. This time round there is no immediate love interest and there is no room for the comedy sidekick; even Clark and Gargan have their parts stripped back to the bone. This leaves more room for the support cast to come up and mostly they do well with the material on offer. Series regular Corday is good as the psychic girl and steps up when it is asked of her. Ward, Brown, Brooks and Givot are all solid, while the three "Ugh's" are amusing characters.
Overall then a solid entry in the series that adds a new element to the pot with mixed results. It is interesting but not as enjoyable and all round entertaining as many of the other films managed to be. For fans it is definitely worth a look but those new to the film series should find a better starting point.