Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Very good movie

The Jesse Stone series is the best I've ever seen. Amazing music, photography and of course themes! We've been waiting since 2012 (Benefit of the Doubt) for more to follow. Keep 'em coming!!

I like all 7- Jesse Stone Movies. I hope i-Tunes will be adding the 8th movie, Benefit of the Doubt.

This is the first Jesse Stone movie I've seen. I didn't know about these, but I'm glad I know now!

You can't help but like Tom and that's what keeps me watching again and again! The writing for this one wasn't very good though.

Slow, deliberate, melancholy and as the entire series is, completely captivating. Selleck has nailed every one of the Jesse Stone episodes so well it is astounding. This latest one once again shows excellent acting by a small cast, good tight scripting and spot-on directing. Perhaps not for everyone's taste, I'll admit, but it is difficult to really find any faults with the series, especially given the drivel out in Hollywood these days. Full marks all around.

In "Innocents Lost" Tom Selleck completely abandons the pretense that this is a "made for TV" movie in the sense that it reflects marketing studies that dictate the content of ratings driven television shows. Television detective shows typically follow a formula which can produce quality entertainment if done right. Magnum P.I. is an example: catchy theme, upbeat characters who always act predictably, a nominal plot (just enough to let the characters interact) and a neatly resolved conclusion (not knocking them and Magnum in particular had some great episodes which didn't follow the recipe). But whereas Magnum and other good shows for the time (the '70s) don't always age well except in the nostalgic sense this is a throwback to the gritty cop movies of the 70s, where the common elements were great male leads like Hackman and McQueen who played lonely heroes, where the soundtracks and settings were characters and the only guaranteed outcome was that the hero would maintain his nobility, if nothing else. Selleck has reached a level of stardom where he can make movies like this not only because he's Tom Selleck but because he has a hit series (Bluebloods) on a network with management smart enough to see the benefits of maintaining a long-term relationship with Selleck. This is an exceptional movie with great writing and direction, and a character, Jesse Stone, who is not certain of a lot of things but knows when evil has to dealt with, regardless of personal cost.

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This movie is "dark". It shows the state of mind Jesse Stone is in at this stage in his life. It has revealed new issues for the character of Jesse. It also leaves many questions regarding "Suitcase's" decision and his future. I hope there are more movies in the future especially after this one. What will be Jesse's fate be and will his state of mind allow for deadly errors in the future? Plus, I thought Jesse's friends and contacts are not as supportive in this edition. It was very hard part for myself because I have had "friends" like this..there when you are on top distant during the hard times. I do like that the dog is addressed in this movie yet we are still left adrift. I gave it four stars because it took a lot of work for Tom Selleck to bring out Jesse's state of mind. Not to mention all the work Mr. Selleck put in on the writing, directing, and production. It's definitely worth your time.

Are these getting darker and darker? Where's the dry, sardonic humor of the first one or two? Watching Stone be mope around angrily cause his friends keep being killed is boring. The interest in these shows is watching Selleck portray an honorable though wounded man who never gives up, who cares about people despite all that he has seen. He fights for justice no matter how his personal demons torture him. But watching the character's friends die and the depression that results feels like cheap voyeurism. Interest the viewer with conflict between his decency and honor in the face of a dishonest world, and the struggle and progress with his own demons. Killing a main character's friend is cliche, and not only that its already been done on the show!