Jane Doe: Til Death Do Us Part (2005)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

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It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

OMG I love these Jane Doe movies. They have started screening them here in Australia every Monday and they're great. I've never seen them before so they are new for me. The only thing is that I don't know what order these are meant to be shown in. This one feels very much like it should be at the end of the series as Jane Do / Cathy has told her husband about her work and what she really does. The other thing is that they screened this right after "The Wrong Face" and that is why it very much felt like it was all out of sequence.At least that is how I felt upon watching the shows. But I'm not complaining. They are a great distraction even if things are a little predictable, but what TV isn't like that these days?Of the ones I have seen so far a good 7/10 for them.

Of all the shows in the Hallmark mystery series, I have to say I like the "Jane Doe" entries the best so far. One of the things that makes it the most interesting of the three - which includes Mystery Woman and McBride - is the dichotomy between the family life of the main character and her life as an agent for the government. I also think this show has the strongest cast - Lea Thompson, Joe Penny, and William R. Moses. Thompson is energetic, believable, and adorable; Moses is solid and likable as her husband; and Joe Penny is Joe Penny - tough and sexy. In this particular plot line, a mob boss dies and then his body disappears. I have one objection, which I have to almost every show on TV - when you have someone like Anne DiSalvo playing the nurse, people knowledgeable about actors know that she had something to do with it. Whenever I see a familiar actor in what appears to be a small or inconsequential role, I know the character is involved somehow. But just about every show does it - the great "Law and Order" being one of the biggest offenders. Anyway, these Hallmark shows are delightful.

In " Jane Doe Till Death Do Us Part," Lea Thompson stars as a top-notch crime investigator in this compulsively watchable made-for-television mystery. Thompson plays Kathy Davis, a mild-mannered housewife. She is also the best in the business in her double life of "Jane Doe," an undercover investigative operative, which she keeps a secret from her family. This film was interesting in the contrasting family scenes resembling the Brady Bunch and the police scenes involving Jane's investigation of an L.A. crime boss. The local godfather made a daring prison break by faking a heart attack and fleeing the Lompoc, California prison, and Jane Doe is able to get on his trail through careful crime reconstruction. Thompson shines in her role, and her best scene is when Jane adopts the disguise of an Italian vixen from Brooklyn worthy of "The Sopranos." Armand Mastroianni, the director of this film, deserves to be mentioned in this review. The set-ups, camera angles, and colorful location filming in west Los Angeles evoke the film's effective atmosphere. The actors in both the family and crime stories are well-cast in their roles. Many of the run-of-the-mill films that appear on the various cable channels could learn a great deal from studying "Jane Doe Till Death Do Us Part." In the scripting, production values, and performances, this film was a cut above the regular television fare. Thompson was successful in carrying the film. She resembles the fine actress Angie Dickinson, who played a similar role in her popular television series "Police Woman" in the 1970s. " Jane Doe Till Death Do Us Part " is all-too-predictable, and it suffers in places from lack of suspense. But Thompson was very effective in the convincing portrayal of a Mom leading two lives.

First of all, I'm a fan of Billy Moses and I was happy to see his character get wiser instead of unsuspecting and too trusting. Joe Penny, Billy Moses, and Lea Thompson have awesome chemistry. The cast all around including guest cast members seem to just gel perfectly to make such a wonderful series. I'm really looking forward to a next season with this movie series! The suspense was great in this film as you see Cathy trying to solve the crime while trying hard to not focus on the trouble between herself and her husband Jack, which is created when Jack catches Cathy and her boss, Frank, coming out of the grocery store, empty handed. Jack also notices Cathy is not wearing her wedding ring. So, naturally he goes sideways and assumes she has been having this affair with her boss. He knows NOTHING about her past until she tells him, hence, putting her family at risk.The plot line with the arms dealer faking the heart attack and breaking out of prison was pretty interesting. I just hope JANE DOE continues to be successful in the future.KUDOS to the cast! Thanks for the fun and entertainment thus far.