2007 · drama · crime · tv-movie
Jesse Stone: Sea Change
Directed by Robert Harmon1h 28m2007
Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, and he fears he's relapsing into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Also, his investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council — which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.
Our read: Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded drama · crime · tv-movie entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / crime, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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