According to IMDB this movie had a 200 thousand dollar budget, a speck compared to the big guys. It also plays on a religious theme aimed at Christians. That may sound like a joke but odds are this will be a money maker because of its intended audience, who will look past the tiny budget, lack of effects and focus instead on the passable acting, decent storyline and emphasis on the spiritual. The chemistry between the two protagonists was adequate and the supporting cast, from friends to villains, got the job done. You won't see rhis movie in Cannes but as the entertainment portion of a Church supper the target audience will have received their money's worth.
My wife and I aren't very religious. I got this movie because it had the word "Mysteries" in the title and we watch a different mystery every night. If we can sit through it the intended audience will be delighted.
Mount Hideaway Mysteries: Heartache and Homecoming
2022
Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Mount Hideaway Mysteries: Heartache and Homecoming
2022
Crime / Mystery / Thriller
Plot summary
Amy Bradford, the beautiful small town veterinarian and crime scene investigator, just lost her best friend in a car accident. It seems like the last straw in a series of pain and tragedy that has her questioning her Christian faith and her future. When she learns her friend's death was actually a murder, she must set aside her grief and find the strength to solve the crime, and thwart a cyber-attack on the secret government facility where her dad works. There's a handsome detective in town who may be her true love, or the killer.
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You Get Your Money's Worth
Poor acting, mediocre script and way too long
This is a made-for-TV family drama, but even so the acting and production are not up to standard. Some of the scenes look like a high school production. For example, in one screen the main actor visits the headquarters of the global evil corporation and at a door the company's logo is printed on a paper that is just sticky taped over the actual company's logo. In another scene, a dog discovers a buried body, and it is clear from the hand that we see that there is not the slightest blemish or decay. Then the main character arrives and instantly arrives at the conclusion that the body has been buried for 6 months.
As for the script, the plot is rather laughable and the writers seem to have no knowledge of cybersecurity. The process of the criminals breaking through a firewall is described as being similar to people with jackhammers breaking through a wall. On the other side, the defenders are shown as about 20 men on computers, trying to shore up the firewall. This is not how it works. And surely, if the organization was worried about their data being stolen, they would just disconnect their servers from the network, which makes the whole plot look utterly ludicrous.
The whole story is very simple and obvious and the length could easily have been cut in half with some proper editing.
Gave one plus point for the new detective in town, who added at least some charm to this rather dreary picture.