Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003)

Sorry, this movie sucks

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

This is truly one of the greats as far as movies go And along with south by south west is my favourite Murder She Wrote Movie From the opening scene as camera soars of the beautiful Ireland landscape With the equally beautiful song second chance playing your hooked It's such an amazing movie you must watch it If you are a Murder She Wrote fan and haven't seen it watch it trust me If you are a MSW Fan and have watch it again If you have never experienced MSW please watch it and discover one of the greatest shows the world has produced As for the movie Jessica Fletcher a crime writer travels to Ireland to attend A friends will reading only to be dragged into a clue driven hunt for her friends secret treasure

The plot has Jessica being summoned to Ireland for an old friends funeral and reading of his will. She inherits a house and property while trying to get to know the rest of his family and solve a riddle that leads to a treasure. Along the way people get murdered and she is warned by the housekeeper that someone is watching her. As she slowly gathers the clues and discovers the truth behind the murders ,it leads her to a cave in the hills for the final act and confrontation with the murderer.A good story on paper but unfortunately an average script and some wooden acting ,mainly bad Irish accents drag it down to where it isn't even as good as a regular episode of the TV show it's based on. I do love Angela Lansbury but there is only so much she can do with the lousy writing and script. 5/10

This TV movie was even better than the Murder She Wrote series itself. I would have thought that Angela Lansbury's acting abilities may have declined with her advanced age, but they seem to have gotten better. The plot as great, and all of the actors fit their roles perfectly.

The Celtic Riddle was a richly drawn mystery that captured all the best of the "Murder, She Wrote" episodes, with an additional twist at the end for good measure!If this is the last MSW-it is a great story to go out on. Angela Lansbury is supreme as Jessica Fletcher, once more traveling to Ireland to hear the reading of a will of a man she only met once. The wonderful Peter Donat makes a cameo appearance and only adds to the spice of the story. One key of this very well written story is the theme of "second chances"-you will have to see this movie to find out more!I hope this gets lots of reruns on CBS and USA-it is worth it!