Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

2009 1h 28m EN

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6.9

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★6.9TMDB · 99

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Robert Harmon
Writers: Tom Selleck, Michael Brandman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Jesse Stone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Robert Harmon, shot by Rene Ohashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Beal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Cohen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Tom Selleck and Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1064884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Robert Harmon directs. Rene Ohashi behind the camera. Jeff Beal scores. Steven Cohen cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Part of the "Jesse Stone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Robert Harmon, shot by Rene Ohashi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeff Beal. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Steven Cohen shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tom Selleck and Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1064884 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Rene Ohashi
Original score: Jeff Beal
Editing: Steven Cohen
Production design: William Fleming
Costume design: Betsy Cox
Makeup / hair: Lon Bentley
Sound: Daniel J. Leahy
Stunt coordinator: Eric Bryson
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)

Part of

Jesse Stone Collection

Series of movies based on detective novels written by Robert B. Parker. The movies begin out of sequence with the original books but stay relatively true to storylines and character with exceptions made mostly for network viewing palatability.

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Robert Harmon

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Community reviews

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Reno2016-10-24
★ 7/10
When someone aimed a gun at Jesse... The fifth film in the Jesse Stone series based on the characters from the book by Robert B. Parker. That's right, this film is not an adaptation of any book, for the first time in the series it is an original screenplay. But the director was retained for the fifth time and that's a plus point here. Particularly who can understand not just this one film, but the whole series to take it on the right path. There is also lies some weakness that it's not getting better as it should be, but I would say it's the writing that did not impress me. This is the half way mark and another film in the series that's not so good, but counting it as an individual, definitely it is a better one. I expected this film after the previous one was not up to its previous one, but I must say I'm slightly disappointed. It is enjoyable, as a television film and its production quality was undeniably great, but I think my over anticipation is what barred me from having a good time with it. I am not blaming the story, but the scenes which were not strong enough. The positives were you can't predict them, and what's more important than that in a detective story. It opened with a shootout and Jesse got injured, though there's no serious. Now he has a case to pursue, but not official and his chief warns him going after certain person. Jesse also got enquired by an Internal Affair for him involving in the recent shootouts which is above normal. Besides, a mother came afar to him requesting to investigate her baby went missing seven years ago. Among the cases, the narration splits, but holds the suspense till the final act. There's no big twist, but both the cases come to end with Jesse's unique way of dealing. "The information's out there. All you've to do is let it in." When the tale is about to conclude, there comes a big blow to him and his future hangs. An interesting ending, maybe a turning point in the series like the season one ends here and the season two is about to commence. If it was a television series, this is where the split happens between the seasons. The Jesse's walk out of the station at the final scene brings a new perspective. A bit emotional, if you are a Jesse Stone fan. The last two films were average compared to the earlier ones, so this change might refresh in the series going forward. It should be, otherwise I might lose interest in the series. This film is not bad, but after the fine developments in the mid part which was hyped, did not stand up to the expectations once the revelation came. There was no big expansion in the cast, but like usual some of the new ones, those who came only for this film had made some decent contribution. Like Jessica Hecht was the only known person to me who have made into it. And the rest of the cast including Selleck was great as usual. Jesse still remains dominated, but kind of losing strength while other characters around him gaining the momentum in their small part. Because he's the same from the first film, though needs some upgrade like nothing for the additional, but feeding with what he's good at. I mean, he's a badass and a daring character, but lately his parts were not appealing enough as what he's known for. On the other hand, he's just a small town cop; his work is under a limit and that kind of big excuse we definitely don't want. Hope it will not be the case for the next one. I thought I was a Jesse Stone franchise fan after the first two films, but I'm not sure now, the only next couple of films would decide that. So I'm eager for the next sequel. Talking about this installment, I find it above average, but for being a television film and a film series, you can't blame entirely. Because like I said in the earlier review, the ups and downs are part of a film franchise and sometimes they're on purposely done to balance the good and bad side of the story and characters. Like a wheel it has to come up sooner or later, that means the next one in the series is very crucial. It's not the cast or the crew, but the story should be at its best. I hope it all comes back to the normal there. So I meet you there. 7/10

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