Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

2011 1h 30m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 88

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Synopsis

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Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tom Selleck
Jesse Stone
Kathy Baker
Rose Gammon
Kohl Sudduth
Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson
Gloria Reuben
Thelma Gleffey
Stephen McHattie
Commander Healy
William Sadler
Gino Fish
Eileen April Boylan
Cindy Van Aldan
William Devane
Dr. Dix

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Dick Lowry
Writers: Tom Selleck, Michael Brandman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 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 Dick Lowry, shot by David Gribble. 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: tt1710573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Dick Lowry directs. David Gribble 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

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190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Jesse Stone Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Dick Lowry, shot by David Gribble. 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: tt1710573 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Gribble
Original score: Jeff Beal
Editing: Steven Cohen
Production design: David Chapman
Costume design: Betsy Cox
Makeup / hair: Norma Richard
Sound: Larry Benjamin
Stunt coordinator: Eric Bryson
Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)

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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Dick Lowry

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What people are saying

Reno2016-10-24
★ 6/10
Who is this Cindy the Jesse is fond of? The seventh film in the Jesse Stone series and not based on any book. Seems that's it, the adaptations are over. I thought it was a temporary diversion, but after the third straight film with no sign of going back, somewhat clear that it won't in the future as well. So only the characters from the book by Robert B. Parker was used to take the series forward with the original screenplays. Jesse is preoccupied with new of him. He stopped talking to his ex- wife since the phone line he cut off. But it could be the reason a teen girl's death. I mean he's not responsible, but when she needed him the most he was unreachable. So he's kind of in guilt for her death and trying to find the real reason behind it. The police department closed the case with a simple statement, but Jesse knows there's something or someone to blame. Like usual, he goes after with the clues he got and also gets some help from his frenemy Mr Fish. Where it takes him and how he solves it comes in the last quarter. In the opening credit, it was a different look, particularly the Jesse character was transformed into something new. When the rest of the film was in progress, there's nothing like that, just the old Jesse we all knew. He's trying to be close with Reggie, but it is not working. He's not in the force which is not looking good. Not just for him, but also for the film. Because he is a cop, a best one the paradise has ever seen, but his exit from the force was uninteresting the new development in the series. They are trying with the different things since it left the book, but not paying off with the success the series saw from the initial three films. "What are you looking at?" The director for this sequel has changed. This is the first time and I was not expecting that, because I thought that's the best thing about this series. I know the last couple of films were not up to the standards, but seems it's good that they wanted a fresh perspective, still, I don't think the new attempt worked out so well. I won't blame the director completely, first of all the story was pretty bad. This is surely the worst film in the series and it came in the time when the series needed a serious uplift. I don't know, from this position where it will head in the future. It's not about the film is bad, but it does suit to be a part of the Jesse Stone franchise and that's the issue here. Because I felt it was out of the sync with the series. Those new characters, especially what they told us the dead girl Cindy was a close friend of Jesse is somewhat unacceptable. We have never seen her before and you can't just bring her in saying that's a very important person in Jesse's life. Because we know Jesse since he got to Paradise, so this girl is a mystery. Sorry, it did not work for me, maybe a prequel to that might do the fixing job all the damage done in this part. But I'm not confident about that would happen. For the filmmakers, this installment is a bad dream. How could the writers did not think to include the flashbacks to cover up the flaws. I feel they should have sticked with the Robert B. Parker's book series. Other than the messed up story, as an individual film, it can be enjoyable. Many Jesse Stone fans upset with this one, though I hope the next one gets better. I'm saying that since last few films, but it is only going down and seems not recovering. Like Selleck is the only reason this film still watchable. He was wonderful with a good supporting cast. So let's see what's going to happen to the film characters, looks some of the main ones useless here. With the wonderful characters, the makers are not developing the interesting story. I almost lost interest in this, but there are just a couple of films left, so I'm going to finish it off. I hope they can be what I'm expecting. 6/10

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