Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)

Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.

Director:

Robert Harmon

Writers:

Robert B. Parker (characters), Ronni Kern (teleplay)

Stars:

Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker, Kohl Sudduth

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Selleck	...	Jesse Stone
Kathy Baker	...	Rose Gammon
Kohl Sudduth	...	Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson
Leslie Hope	...	Sidney Greenstreet
Stephen McHattie	...	Captain Healy
William Sadler	...	Gino Fish
Jessica Hecht	...	Stephanie Morton
Joanna Miles	...	Mrs. Steinberg
Fulvio Cecere	...	Teddy Leaf
Camryn Manheim	...	Elizabeth Blue
William Devane	...	Dr. Dix
Jeremy Akerman	...	Councilman Carter Hansen
John Beale	...	Dr. Perkins
Kerri Smith	...	Sister Mary John
Gary Levert	...	William Butler

Storyline

Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.

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Plot Keywords:

golden labrador | shooting a police officer | street shootout | riding a bus | town council | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie was filmed in 2007 shortly before Tom Selleck joined Las Vegas (2003), but it did not air until 2009.

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Goofs

The kidnapper of the baby renamed Eric leaves her own already-dead baby Eric in the desert with the kidnapped baby's hospital bracelet to make his mother believe he died after being kidnapped so they would stop looking or him. However, it turns out the kidnapper's original dead baby has both a birth and death certificate after living only one day in the hospital. No hospital would simply give a new mother of a dead baby the body to dispose of, and if she had stolen it there would have been an investigation to coincide with the kidnapping, which would have led to an immediate conclusion. Finding the birth and death certifications helped Rose close the case, but introduced implausible circumstances.

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Quotes

Rose Gammon: What are you thinking?
Jesse Stone: I was thinking, if I ever get kidnapped, I hope you're on the case.

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Connections

Follows Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)

User Reviews

Well done; Stone certainly not "good cop"

I just saw this after not paying close attention to TV listings months ago.

At the start of this movie based on a Robert Parker novel, Chief Stone is on a stakeout with his friend Captain Healy, the Massachusetts head of homicide. The two are talking and not paying enough attention when someone shows up and shoots both of them. Stone, naturally, recovers, but Healy may not.

Town councilman Carter Hanson wants to hire his nephew to replace D'Angelo, though what he really wants to do is get rid of Stone, whose reputation is hurting the town's image as a tourism destination.

Eilzabeth Blue shows up wanting the Paradise police department to find her son who was kidnapped seven years ago. She has received a letter from Paradise suggesting her son may be alive in Paradise. Actually, she didn't see the letter for two years because her ex-husband hid it from her. Stone doesn't really want to investigate but Rose does.

Stone's ex-wife Jenn, who does the weather on a Los Angeles TV station, calls to say she is moving in with her producer. Stone doesn't approve. His dog doesn't either, but I think the dog is reacting to Stone drinking again. Dr. Dix doesn't approve of much of anything Stone does, and one wonders where he's getting the nearly $200 he has to pay per hour. Jenn has talked to Dr. Dix, who won't reveal what she said.

Sidney is Stone's latest girlfriend; she is investigating him for Internal Affairs after Stone shot his shooter, which is standard procedure. But she is also investigating him because he is "on thin ice" with the town council.

Suitcase provides a critical clue in the Blue case. One would expect Stone to be so smart he'd see it, but I'm sure this makes Suitcase look good.

Tom Selleck gives his usual fine performance. Even though Stone meets a new standard for unethical behavior, Selleck makes us like him. Actually, Stone is more moral than the town council on one issue. Stone doesn't seem to want to be liked except by his friends, but that doesn't matter.

The lead actors all give good performances as well, and Camryn Mannheim stands out among the guest stars. Many of the guest actors also give good performances.

Somehow I didn't enjoy this as much as other Jesse Stone movies, but it was still worthwhile.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 March 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Filming Locations:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Brandman Productions, TWS Productions II, Sony Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1