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List Price: $14.94 | | Label: Sony Pictures
Salesrank: 385
Released: February 26, 2008 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Jesse Stone: Sea Change is the fourth in the series of films starring Selleck as Jesse Stone, the former Los Angeles homicide detective who has been fired from the LAPD, left his wife and comes to Paradise, Massachusetts, to start life over again as the New England town’s police chief. Co-starring William Devane (TV’s Knot’s Landing), Kathy Baker (Edward Scissorhands) and Sean Young (Blade Runner), this installment finds Chief Stone (Selleck) bored with what he perceives as his mundane life, struggling to keep his drinking and his obsession with beautiful women under control. Stone’s restlessness gets the best of him and he re-opens a 12-year-old cold file involving the murder of a bank teller. The inquiry reveals fresh clues and Stone soon finds himself busier than ever as the unsolved case leads to another centered around an alleged rape aboard a yacht during the town’s annual Race Week.
Description of Jesse Stone: Sea Change:
Tom Selleck's reliably appealing performance in the title role carries Jesse Stone: Sea Change, the fourth in the series of films based on Robert B. Parker's novels. His Jesse Stone is one gloomy dude; fired from his job as a detective with the LAPD, unhappily divorced from his wife (with whom he still talks daily on the telephone), and now police chief in a picturesque but sleepy New England burg ironically called Paradise, Stone has relieved his boredom and general disaffection by taking to the bottle. But things are about to change. First one of the local girls accuses a visiting yachtsman, in town for Racing Week, of rape, an allegation that may or may not be true (in a scenario straight out of Jaws, when the presence of a shark threatened to ruin a holiday weekend, the tourism-obsessed Paradise town council wants to sweep this one under the rug as swiftly as possible). Then there's a robbery-murder case dating back a dozen years or more, which Stone at first takes on simply so he'll have something to do but later becomes a good deal more complicated. Sea Change is a great-looking film, with a lovely setting, gorgeous cinematography, and a golden retriever that can be relied on for adorable reaction shots. But it's also a TV movie of the week, which in this instance means that it's almost entirely predictable, with professional but less-than-convincing performances by actors dealing with a script in which the characters simply don't talk like real people (Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth as fellow cops are among the few exceptions). As for Jesse Stone, well, this is Tom Selleck we're talking about, and drunk or not, he is still thoroughly likable, not to mention a major chick magnet. That alone will be enough to entertain viewers looking for some easy escapism. --Sam Graham
Jesse Stone: Sea Change Reviews:
Tom Selleck is perfect 
2009-11-04 - I have always been a fan of T.S. for many years, came across the first movie stone cold and since then have been hooked on the jesse stone series. It would be nice to see two of these per year (was mentioned in an interview) or why not a 11 or 12 episode season. Have watched the first four and looking forward to thin ice and the new releases for 2009 amd 2010.
Well Done Series of Mystery Movies
2009-10-26 - I first saw Stone Cold, one of the movies in this series, on the Hallmark channel and became familiar with Tom Sellecks involvement. I have since bought Stone Cold and now own all five of the series movies. Tom is great in his roll as Jesse Stone and the drama and mystery of each movie is riviting. I hope there will be more movies coming in the future.
Jesse Stone series great entertainment
2009-09-17 - As stated in a review for another DVD in this TV special series, Jesse Stone (Sea Change) is great entertainment. Tom Selleck is perfect in the role!
Great Flick
2009-08-29 - Great Flick. It is one in a series and watching the characters develop and progress is great fun. Tom Selleck continues to entertain and please.
great
2009-06-29 - I like tom selleck and like the jesse stone series so I had to add this one to my collection. The service was great! Thanks.
