Signed, Sealed, Delivered (TV Series) Signed Sealed Delivered (2013) User Reviews

Very Entertaining Warm-Hearted Movie

[Nancy3770 · 9/10 · 16 October 2013]

Both my husband and I enjoyed this movie very much. We didn't know until after we watched it that it was the pilot for a series. We are looking forward to seeing more entertaining stories with this wonderful cast. I don't know if the US Post Office actually has a Dead Letter Office, but the portrayal of this concept was charming.

It is so refreshing in this day and age to have something interesting to watch that doesn't revolve around violence and crime. It had great writing with enough little twists and turns to keep things interesting. We have seen Eric Mabius in other Hallmark movies. He does such a great job. All of the actors were perfectly cast. We highly recommend this movie.

A gem of a movie

[blomie2000 · 9/10 · 14 October 2013]

A dedicated team of lost-mail detectives enters an unpredictable world where letters and packages from the past save lives, solve crimes, reunite old loves, and change futures by arriving late, but always miraculously on time. The team is led by the charming and idiosyncratic Oliver (Eric Mabius), who still considers the stamped and mailed letter to be the gold standard of human communication. Together with his team of lost letter experts, free-spirited Rita (Crystal Lowe), oddly-intuitive Norman (Geoff Gustafson) and newcomer no-nonsense Shane (Kristin Booth) they embark on a risky and unorthodox way, beginning with a chance to clear the name of a wrongfully accused man and reconnect him with the love of his life.

I love Hallmark movies, but even I know that they are a bit too cheesy for most people. Every once in a while however, they produce a little gem. This movie is just that. It's sweet and quirky and has a happy ending, but there's also a decent script, a lovely love story and good acting.

Well Written, Acted, & Directed Pilot

[P3n-E-W1s3 · 9/10 · 2 February 2017]

This is a lovely well thought-out movie, that is well directed and superbly acted by a talented cast, headed by one of my favourite actors, Eric Mabius. who I originally saw in The Crow: Salvation.

I really loved the idea of the "Lost Letter Department" whose sole job is to get the undelivered mail to where it's intended destination. If they cannot read the address on the envelope then they are allowed to open the letter, but they are only allowed to read as far as they need so they can deduce a delivery address, as it's a federal offense to tamper with mail.

In this case, though, they keep running into problems in determining the destination so they have to keep reading. As they do the viewer is shown the story of the letter's writer and becomes embroiled in their tale.

The reason this works is the juxtaposition of the two ongoing stories, as well as the different characters within each. It gives quite a lot of detail to keep you interested and entertained.

Eric Mabius plays Oliver O'Toole who is a stuffed shirt, but with a heart of gold. He likes his rules and regulations though if there's a logical explanation to circumnavigate the rules to get the desired outcome, then he will. He is a solid and strong character, a good lead.

Kristin Booth portrays Shane McInerney, "Miss McInerney" as Oliver likes to call her and the chemistry between them is nice. She comes to the Lost Letter Department by accident and can only get redeployed to her desired department after a couple of months. Even though she isn't good at hiding her disappointment, it's Shane who is pivotal in pushing the investigation to its conclusion. It's her curiosity and enthusiasm that help make her a well thought-out character.

Then you have the two "Side-Kicks" Rita Haywith and Norman Dorman, played nicely by Crystal Lowe and Geoff Gustafson. These are the "Geeks" of the Lost Letter Department, but add a depth to the team, which makes the show stronger.

Even though there are some adult issues represented in the story these are handled with maturity and in a light manner. This is not a doom and gloom show, and for that reason I loved it.

What works really well is the great direction, it cannot be easy to intertwine two stories and keep it well paced and smooth. The director makes this look effortless, all adding to the enjoyability of the movie.

I would recommend this to everybody, especially the lovers of heart- warming tales.

Stamp of Approval for Sign, Sealed and Delivered-***1/2

[edwagreen · 9/10 · 18 March 2014]

This Hallmark film stated that the show will form the basis of a regular television series. What a gem of a plot they've concocted.

A woman accidentally in placed in the wrong division of the Postal Authority and immediately applies for a transfer to rectify the situation. While she waiting for the transfer to come through, she meets up with 3 quirky people working in the division she has been assigned to- The Dead Letter File.

They fall upon a letter which leads to heartache, sadness, and great detective work. They can even stumble on evidence that can exonerate someone of murder.

It's wonderful how relations are informed and personal stories revolve about these characters.

Sign me up for more of these, this one is darling

[inkblot11 · 8/10 · 30 January 2016]

Shane (Kristen Booth) is getting her dream job, she thinks. This young lady has been sent to revamp the Postal System's dead letter office in a Western town. But, when she arrives, she learns that it is NOT the job she was promised. Andrea (Daphne Zuniga) the overbearing boss tells S too bad, a transfer takes six weeks. Yet, once Shane actually meets the crew that deals with misplaced letters, Oliver (Eric Mabius) and his two assistants, she learns these folks may have something going in their old-fashioned ways. Most importantly, the group stumbles on a love letter that should have been delivered a year ago. What's more, the woman who wrote it may have a fatal illness and not be able to meet the gentleman she wrote to, making plans for An Affair to Remember type re-union. As Shane and Oliver start to track this woman, they uncover more and more secrets. Since when is the DLO a detective agency? Since always! This darling film was offered from Hallmark and made into a series. Who else in the world is making such great romantic comedies? NO ONE! As the two principals, Mabius and Booth are just terrific but so are the entire rest of the cast. Likewise, the costumes, script, settings, and direction are blue ribbon winners. So, you feel abandoned by Hollywood, right romcom fans? This viewer does which is why she says HOORAY FOR HALLMARK. May this company NEVER disappear from the earth, not with terrific films like this coming time and again.

Series Pilot

[boblipton · 6/10 · 14 October 2013]

TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL meets THE NOTEBOOK in this engaging Hallmark TV movie about how the employees of the Dead Letter Office of the Postal Service reunite lovers and solve a murder.

Although Daphne Zuniga is top-billed in this movie, she has a small supporting role. The actual leads are Eric Mabius as the tight-buttoned head of a local Dead Letter Office and Kristin Booth as the computer specialist misassigned to his staff. There is a bit of friction between them as Mabius plays his role like Clifton Webb.

The situations are engaging and the actors play their roles with a lot of charm. As this has been heralded as the pilot for a proposed Hallmark TV series, it looks as if it will take some time for the writers and actors to settle into the characters and situations, but the premise is certainly engaging enough to warrant to effort.

A TV Movie Good For The Whole Family!

[timothykentlawson · 10/10 · 13 December 2018]

Wow! What a heart-tugging, tear-jerking of a movie for anyone who is genuinely romantic and still believes in the power of good old fashioned true love between a woman and a man. No bad words, nothing really indecent...very innocent, yet, true to real life happenings between every day people. Also, it nicely portrayed how both the US Post Office and the Cyber world otherwise known as the internet/world wide web can successfully coexist and benefit one from the other to achieve common goals.

I like the story line, but cast needs to gel...

[ileneh · 7/10 · 2 November 2013]

This movie script is sort of a rip-off of "Dear God," a 1996 movie starring Greg Kinnear. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116059/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_44) I happen to love that movie, so I'm not upset that someone chose to update the story and add a new twist.

I also like Eric Mabius, but found his performance in Signed, Sealed, and Delivered a bit wooden and forced. He overacted the role of being a sort of OCD-ish boss. The cast didn't seem to gel as quickly, as the cast in Dear God did. I hope Hallmark gives this cast an opportunity to find its "ensemble" quality.

I look forward to Hallmark making this into a series, because I think it would be very entertaining. I love non-violent programming and this dead letter story line offers a lot of opportunity to produce some creative stories for the whole family.

I hope Hallmark expands Kristen Booth's Shane character to add that subtle humor as Tim Conway did in Dear God.

Highly recommend

[ulyciana · 9/10 · 17 March 2017]

I just watched the movie on DVD and loved it. It was fun and thoughtful. It was also clean, intelligent and entertaining. I actually have relatives who have worked for the Post Office so I could relate to it and the characters both. This kind of movie is a rarity in today's world. (If I hadn't given up T.V. years ago, I might have watched the series.) I usually find Hallmark movies too light and syrupy and unrealistic...but this one was well done. I highly recommend it.

Lost Letter Mysteries

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 12 April 2023]

A Hallmark Mystery Movie with plenty of names. Lost Letter Mysteries, Second Chances and Signed, Sealed, Delivered.

This backdoor pilot was so successful. It spawned a short lived television series and some spinoff movies.

Oliver O'Toole (Eric Mabius) works for a special section of the US postal service to track down the recipients of lost letters. His quirky team includes Rita (Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe) and Norman (Geoff Gustafson.)

Shane McInerney (Kristin Booth) is the new girl who has accidentally ended up with them. She bumped into Oliver at a coffee cart before starting work.

As Oliver demonstrates the job the unit does. They end up investigating the mystery behind one lost letter addressed to Charlie. It was sent by a woman called Kelly a year earlier. Both spend a wonderful day together and asked to meet up on a certain date at that same place. That would not happen as Charlie never got the letter.

The team discover that Charlie was arrested for murder. Kelly may have died of a fatal illness.

Only to find that on the day they met, the murder happened and Charlie has an alibi. Maybe there was more to that random person who bumped into Charlie at the park.

Then there was the case of whereabouts of Kelly, she could have come forward to help Charlie.

As it was the pilot. Some of the characterisation are a bit rough around the edges. Oliver is a stiff shirt but there is a spark between him and Shane.

The mystery itself is breezy and becomes involving, although I found myself ahead of the team investigating it.

Like many of these Hallmark movies. It does lapse into silly logic a few times. Some of the characters try too hard to be quirky. It is agreeable enough.

Best script writing I've ever watched

[erikmoseid · 10/10 · 20 September 2020]

The script is fresh and unique, clever and complex, yet easy to follow. There are many twists, some predictable, some not. This is the first movie, followed by one season of episodes, then 10 more movies. Each one explores a unique challenge, which is not just entertaining but truly inspirational.

The casting is exceptional and acting superb.

I don't want to give anything away, but can't imagine anyone who binge watches the entire set being disappointed.

I hope that they make more movies and more series. And do keep the cast, directors and writers the same. It is rare to find that magic chemistry where everything jells.

Really nice Hallmark genre movie

[ddmiller-550-272885 · 10/10 · 11 February 2021]

I gave this a 10, not because it is the greatest movie of all time, but within the Hallmark genre it's up at the top. Really nice premise for a series: postal workers in the (fictional) dead letter office manage to follow clues to get a lost letter to the intended recipient and in the process repair a broken life or heart or love or what have you. In the meantime the postal workers themselves are growing and evolving in their own lives. The dialog is quite clever (you need to pay attention to catch some of the references). There is gentle humor woven throughout some tender and difficult moments in the main characters lives. Oliver and Shane ( the main characters) are delightful. The directing and pacing of the show are perfect. There is a scene (near the end) with Oliver and Shane in the postal watering hole, with Moon River playing in the background and Oliver describing to Shane the last time he saw his wife. That scene was absolutely perfect ... when the movie was over we backed it up and watched that scene again. If you watch this movie, ask yourself "Why did they play Moon River during that scene?" If you figure that out, it will open up other things about the movie. (They give you one for free: Come back Shane!). Whoever made this movie loves good movies, and the craft of making movies. If you got this far reading my review, I'm pretty sure you will love this movie.

In the beginning...

[safenoe · 10/10 · 18 December 2020]

I'm a big fan of Signed, Sealed, Delivered. I stumbled upon the series mid-way through a few years ago, and then started watching the movies. Anyway, it's only today that I finally (yes finally!) watched the pilot for the first time! Definitely worth the wait for sure, as Martha Williamson lays the foundations of the Postables and the relationships amongst them. We also get Christian themes, with references to God and redemption, a thread that flows through the series and movies.

Daphne Zuniga guest stars as a postal boss who seems to have it in for Oliver (Daphne was 50 at the time believe it or not).

Oliver's officious personality comes through, along with his reference to his wife who fled to France (she turns up in the second SSD movie). Shane shows her tender side, and the seeds are laid for the growing relationship between Norman and Rita. We also learn of Shane's appetite for Yoo-hoo.

Kristin Booth plays Shane, and sometimes I get her mixed up with Kristen Bell because of their names, perkiness and resemblance.

Olivia Cheng plays the Newsperson, Michael P. Northey plays public defender Jerry Polevich.

Laci J Mailey plays Kelly and Benjamin Hollingsworth plays Charlie.

The start of something great

[Jackbv123 · 9/10 · 24 January 2021]

I love quirky shows. The Librarians. Eureka. Warehouse 13. They take the edge off in an increasingly edgy world, especially in 2020-21. This franchise is definitely quirky, although with this movie it starts out a little more on the normal side than what it is later.

The four principle actors are so good at their roles. If you've seen Eric Mabius in a Hallmark romance movie, you might not recognize him. Oliver is a man of rigid principle and faith. Shane is a woman with tenacity. She too has faith, she just doesn't know it yet. There is a definite future for these two because Mabius and Booth have great chemistry. So many people love Crystal Lowe and she deserves it. I said you wouldn't recognize Mabius in a "normal" movie. Double that for Lowe. Yet she is great in both kinds of roles. Rita is unique. And quirky. Geoff Gustafson has a difficult role because it's not quite clear who Norman Dorman is yet, and even all these years later his character is evolving.

As much as I loved the regular cast, Laci J Mailey and Benjamin Hollingsworth blew me away. Their chemistry was nitroglycerin. I'm really sorry Mailey hasn't been more prominent on Hallmark in recent years, beyond her role on Chesapeake Shores.

There's a mystery to be solved, and the as yet unnamed Postables are on the case. The viewer gets far more information than the Postables should have, but somehow they are more privy to it than should be given the size of the letter. Even the viewer can't quite see everything yet, but the outcomes are predictable. But even if predictable, the viewer can't wait to see it unfold.

There are plot holes galore. I let them pass over me, but I will mention a some. Charlie's lawyer acts like you have to prove innocence rather than establish doubt. Then things don't process through the criminal justice system nearly as fast as it did here. I'm pretty sure all postal employees have a union so Andrea's threats exceed her actual authority. And of course, every episode of SSD is followed with a disclaimer that the movies aren't consistent with USPS procedures. It would be easy to get hung up on these, but if you are willing to let them pass, there is a lot of fun to be had.

These guys have a license to deliver!

[cgvsluis · 9/10 · 4 March 2022]

"Thoughtfully composed, well considered, addressed, stamped, professionally postmarked and personally delivered letter is still the gold standard of human inter course. God is in his universe and all is right with the world."-Peter O'Toole of the Dead Letter Office

This was a wonderful start of the Signed, Sealed and Delivered series and I for one only want more and more!

Our beautiful Shane McEnery is accidentally assigned to the Denver, Colorado Dead Letter Office thanks to a mistake at the post office...she is supposed to be assigned to the DLO (Direct Line Operations) where she could put her computer skills to work. She accidentally runs in to her new boss Oliver in line at a coffee cart where she gets to see some of his idiosyncrasies first hand. At first it seems like Shane...who Oliver decides to call Cheryl because he doesn't want at some point to watch her walk out and be caught calling out "Shane, Shane don't go!"-great vintage movie references!, is not going to fit in...but her gentle and sensitive heart works it's magic on the team. Together they work on a year old dead letter from a woman who is dying to a man she meets who gives her hope. This story takes some unexpected and serious twists and turns, but in the end somehow restores my faith in mankind in general.

As someone who still writes hand written letters...I just love that this series exists, quirks and all.

Thank you, thank you, thank you...and please make more. ;-)

So fun and entertaining

[bmiller59 · 9/10 · 23 January 2021]

Last week I remarked to my wife about a couple of episodes of this series we saw awhile back and sure would like to see the rest. Fast forward to yesterday and I saw the marathon of Signed, Sealed, Delivered was on today. I set an automatic record for all episodes.

I rated it a 9, though in all truthfulness it deserves a 10. I'm going to hold out for all the episodes till I max my rating out. This movie was so heart warming, so engaging, and so likable. Eric Marius is so quirky and easy to like, and Kristin booth is so right for her part and the chemistry of the two is wonderful. Combined with the supporting cast of Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe and Geoff Gustafson, they all make a wonderful ensemble.

Guess I'm going to have to make room on my DVR to record the entire series.

Every once in awhile a HM series comes along that shouldn't be missed...this is one of them.

At last - some mysteries without the murders!

[SunnyDaise · 10/10 · 27 February 2021]

Mysteries are my fave genre, but I get a bit down watching so many homicide stories. SSD is just what I've been looking for - intriguing plots without constant violence. Yes there are still a few (references to) deaths over the run of episodes/movies, but it's about overcoming grief and living life to the full. I hope they make more as this really offers something different.

Awesome

[jewelch · 9/10 · 26 May 2021]

I loved this pilot and and loving the series also. James Welch Henderson Arkansas. 5/16/21.

Great Refresher Of A Movie But Badly Marketed

[tiaanb-18673 · 8/10 · 5 May 2021]

I am excited to have found a little unknown gem like this one, but am extremely bummed out by the fact that nearly no one has experienced this. This, in my opinion is how more films should be, great plot with interwoven stories, great and likeable cast, and just an overall well written and fun film. After seeing this film I remember why I watch all of the mediocre and bad ones, it's to experience something like this. I'm overall just really satisfied with all aspects of this movie. 8/10, if we could go into decimals I might even go so far as to give it an 8.5/10, but I think 8 is a pretty fair score nonetheless. I'd recommend you watch this film if you like stress-free movies, the Mystery genre, or Romcoms.

A Different Rom-Com Mystery Pilot

[tabuno · 8/10 · 24 May 2022]

This two-hour backdoor pilot about four postal workers in the dead mail room department of a post office is rather intriguing. As a pilot for a television series, the series was picked up for a season. Perhaps overly cute, the storyline and its setting are rather unique and in the pilot the movie develops with two parallel stories, one the postal workers with a new not so interested recruit and two a budding romance that unfolds in a dead drop letter. The overall tone is a comedy with some decent tear-jerk emotional moments. The plot is nicely developed becoming a mystery within a mystery. Because the whole concept of this movie and eventually the television is quite different, it stands out from most rom-com movies and television series.