Mystery 101 “Dead Talk” #1.4 (2019) (TV)

Entertaining,  5 August 2021

Dead Talk makes the fifth Hallmark mystery movie I’ve watched recently.  In Dead Talk Professor Amy Winslow (Jill Wagner) is invited to speak at a TED Talk like event.  But when one of the other participants, a software developer, falls from the roof of the event building, Winslow’s focus switches to solving a murder. 

Thus far, Dead Talk is easily my favorite movie in the Mystery 101 series.  The writing here is the star.  Dead Talk features a wonderfully convoluted story.  What starts out as a fairly straightforward mystery with a few obvious suspects transforms into something completely different.  There are plenty of twists and turns to keep things interesting.  I was guessing (wrong) until the very end.  Watching the plot unfold to a nice conclusion was incredibly entertaining.  I was also impressed that the plot was fairly straightforward in presenting clues to the viewer. It’s a fun one to play along with.

Jill Wagner and Kristoffer Polaha continue to shine.  And I really like the continuing storyline involving Winslow and Burke’s evolving relationship.   It’s a small moment, but I really enjoyed the scene where Burke is doing everything he can to be invited to go to Seattle with Winslow’s father.  Polaha does a particularly nice job of acting.

Overall, no real complaints from me.  A nice story, some good acting, and a satisfactory conclusion to the mystery.  Dead Talk is solid entertainment.

  

8/10