Matchmaker Mysteries (TV Series) The Art of the Kill (2021) User Reviews

Not a date, just a donut.

[cgvsluis · 5/10 · 5 May 2021]

This entry in the Matchmaker Mystery Series has our intrepid Miss Dove helping her retired detective father solve a petty theft at the Museum where they find a body.

Enter our handsome detective who in the process of solving the murder is continually running in to his favorite matchmaker Miss Dove, who always seems to be there first.

Poisoning, pendants, bakers and book lovers. A mystery is solved and another successful match is made.

And it is not a date, just donuts in this formulaic Hallmark Mystery Movie.

Easy, breezy and feel good. While this is not my favorite hallmark mystery series (that is reserved for the big three Aurora Teagarden, Murder she Baked and Mystery 101) it is better than a lot of other stuff on tv.

working less and less

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 15 August 2021]

It's the third movie in Hallmark's Matchmaker Mysteries series. There is a series of thefts at the museum and Nick Columba (Bruce Boxleitner) is hired to solve the case. Matchmaker Angie Dove (Danica McKellar) is with her father Nick when they find a dead body. Angie smells poisoning and Nick calls in Kyle Carter (Victor Webster) for the homicide.

I want this to be a father-daughter crime solving team series. This starts with the father-daughter team but it's them stumbling upon a murder. This reminds me of the conspiracy theory that Murder, She Wrote is actually about Jessica Fletcher as a serial killer. How does one stumble upon murders over and over and over again? Paige's cry "Again?" is a fun meta-scream but it doesn't actually solve the problem. Is she going to keep stumbling upon murders for every movie? This is Hallmark stuck with its standard operating procedure and it's losing any potential for original thinking. The father and daughter don't really work together. It would be so much easier for them to team up and solve his old cases.

Angie and Kyle try to build chemistry but still struggles in this movie. They're not really teaming up anyways. In fact, nobody is teaming up with anybody. More often than not, these three are investigating on their own and randomly run into each other. That's this show's common move where the characters keep bumping into each other. If people get paired up, they get an opportunity to build better chemistry. Surely, Angie and Kyle need to build chemistry. Finally, Angie's TV show looks boring. There must be some imaginative way to spice it up. This franchise is relying more and more on the mysteries. The series is working less and less.

The Art of the Kill

[coltras35 · 6/10 · 23 June 2023]

Museum director Lucia Ricci (Aliyah O'Brien) discovers her colleague's body just before the opening of their new exhibit, Mythical Etruscan Lovers. The good doctor was instrumental in bringing the ancient statues to the museum and was continuing his research when he was felled by the cyanide-laced commemorative cookies. Television matchmaker Angie Dove ends up in the middle of the investigation, having accompanied her dad, retired police detective Nick Columba, to the museum for an unrelated matter that same day.

Decent Hallmark mystery, if a little formulaic but that's expected. It's a light fun mystery with a lively performance by Danica, who sort of lights up the proceedings. Victor Webster is a grounded foil, who keeps asking what's she doing at the crime scene.

Great movie

[welchwelch-00601 · 10/10 · 6 May 2021]

I loved this movie. Great acting by the whole cast. The protagonists complement each other well. If you are looking for a fun time I would highly recommend it. Ignore the negative reviews.

I Wish

[spikeluvr · 2/10 · 20 April 2021]

I wish I could like the Matchmaker series but this is the last one I'll probably watch. I know some people like Danica McKellar but I find her acting style extremely annoying. In every role she is perky to the point of making me nauseous with all her eye widening and grinning and high pitched voice. Her posture looks like she's deliberately trying to thrust her chest out while sitting, standing and walking. That may be her natural posture but it looks unnatural. And her talking the killer out of shooting her is ludicrous. The entire matchmaking plot line is boring unless you're a fan of those reality dating shows. I've always liked Victor Webster but he's yet another Hallmark leading man who acts like he's not remotely physically attracted to his leading lady. The supporting cast is no better with the exception of Bruce Boxleitner. You can tell he's an experienced actor and he acts very natural in his role. The rest of them ham it up so badly they could be served as Easter dinner. I don't understand why Hallmark sticks with this series. They've done such a great job with the Mystery 101 and Teagarden series as far as casting and plots. It's as if they've assigned their "B" team to this series.

And I think it's about time Hallmark considered creating a mystery series with older leads like Boxleitner. There are plenty of experienced actors who could do a great job with that and I, for one, would like to see Hallmark diversify the age group of their leading actors. I'm betting a large part of their audience is over fifty.

Please keep the series going hallmark channel

[fshsafshsa · 10/10 · 5 May 2021]

I enjoy watching this series. I can't wait for episode 4! I think angie dove and det. Carter are really cute together and have great chemistry.

Bad, Bad, So Bad

[agambre · 1/10 · 20 April 2021]

Hallmark, why is this series still on? Is it because Danica is one of the Executive Producer? Please save your reputation. I am one of those who pay too much to subscribe Hallmark and this is what you can come up with? Danica is so annoying to watch because she cannot act normal. Everything with her is fake. Her facial expressions are extremely nauseating to watch. As for Victor, I have never seen him in any movie act uninterested, just delivering his lines. No chemistry between leads. Can't blame him for that.

This is the worst movie series HMM has ever created. After 30 minutes, Rizzoli and Isles was so much fun to watch 🤗

BOXLEITNER FANS WILL LOVE THIS

[yvonnenron-410-995285 · 10/10 · 13 May 2021]

This movie series is great. I love seeing Bruce Boxleitner (Scarecrow and Mrs. King). He is the best mystery solver ever. Danika McKellar (Wonder Years) and Victor Webster (Continuum) make a great team.

Good grief

[hilary_mae-912-80561 · 1/10 · 5 July 2021]

A boring, predictable movie, with stiff actors who just can't if their live depended on it. A film full of "Stepford wife" women and their press on dresses.

The same regurgitated music they use in absolutely everything. No originality and nothing real. Women don't. Show up to work in the morning wearing glam make up and evening hair dos.

Acting, or lack thereof and a dreadful script. Not even Bruce Boxleitner can save this stinker.

Bad even by Hallmark standards

[kpassa · 2/10 · 14 January 2022]

Standard Hallmark mystery formula but the acting is so bad it doesn't even rise to their low quality standards. I realize they have programming hours to fill but they would probably save a lot of money by using local theatre groups instead of these yokels. I feel sorry for Bruce Boxleitner. He must owe someone a favour to be associated with this drivel.

The Art of the Kill

[JoBloTheMovieCritic · 5/10 · 19 February 2022]

5/10 - the conclusion to Hallmark Movie and Mysteries' Matchmaker Mysteries trilogy gives you more of the same-fine enough entertainment for one watch, but quite frankly nothing to write home about.