Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006) (TV)

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers (WGA):

J.T. Allen (teleplay) and
Tom Selleck (teleplay) ...

Release Date:

30 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When the body of a fourteen years old teenager is found in the margin of the river in Paradise, Massachusetts...

Plot Keywords:

Police Chief | Murder | Ring | Doctor | Dog

Cast

Tom Selleck	...	Chief Jesse Stone
Viola Davis	...	Molly Crane
Kohl Sudduth	...	Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson
Orla Brady	...	Lilly Summers
Gary Basaraba	...	Norman Shaw
John Diehl	...	Jerry Snyder
Debra Christofferson	...	Mrs. Snyder
Mae Whitman	...	Emily Bishop
Matt Barr	...	Hooker Royce
Edward Edwards	...	Bishop
Brendan Kelly	...	Lovey Norris
Liisa Repo-Martell	...	Carole Genest
Kerri Smith	...	Sister Mary John
Stephen McHattie	...	Captain Healy
Maria Ricossa

Also Known As:

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (Australia)

Runtime:

USA:120 min (including commercials) | USA:120 min | 87 min (DVD)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company:

Brandman Productions

Trivia:

Is the third book in the Jesse Stone series, actually coming before _Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005) (TV)_, but a scene showing Jesse visit the grave of Polly Shannon's character changes the order

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Close up on medical monitor for Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson shows its in 'Simulating' mode. An attempt to cover the word 'Simulating' with tape was done, yet it can still can be clearly seen.

Quotes:

Chief Jesse Stone: [Finds a necklace] Think it's her's Jesse?
Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson: It doesn't do us any good to think it's not.

Movie Connections:

Follows Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006) (TV)

Another Simple, Credible and Effective Police Story

When the body of a fourteen years old teenager is found in the margin of the river in Paradise, Massachusetts, the Chief of Police Jesse Stone (Tom Selleck) and his officer Simpson (Kohl Sudduth) seek clues in the spot. Through a graduation ring of a student that they find nearby the corpse, they identity the dead girl, the local slut Billy Bishop. Meanwhile, his department deals with a domestic violent situation with an aggressive and abusive husband that beats his wife. Along his investigation, Stone discloses that the famous writer Norman Shaw (Gary Masaraba) was too much close to the victim and intended to write the biography of the famous gangster Leo in his next book. Joining the pieces of evidences like a puzzle, Stone unravels the identity of the criminal.

"Death in Paradise" is the second excellent movie that I see with Tom Selleck in the role of Chief Jesse Stone. Both films show simple, credible and effective police stories, with great performances, magnificent cinematography and realistic screenplays. Jesse Stone seems to be tailored to Tom Selleck, who is perfect in the role of the cynical, stubborn and flawed but fair chief of police. I believe this character deserves a TV series, so good these stories are. I have just seen in IMDb that there are two other movies of this character, unfortunately not released in Brazil. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Crimes no Paraiso 2" ("Crimes in Paradise 2")