This movie is better than any Hallmark Original that would come up with the same premise, and that is good enough for me to watch it till the end.
The chemistry between the two leads is believable, the pace of action does not stall once the 1st act is done, and the final act has enough surprises/turns to make the 95 previous minutes worth it.
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
2021
Adventure / Crime / Mystery
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
2021
Adventure / Crime / Mystery
Plot summary
Miss Willoughby is an educator and keen adventurer, an heiress to a family fortune who, along with her ex-forces butler, Robert, and cheeky but reliable Jack Russell, Bentley, gets pulled into mystery and adventure surrounding a haunted antique bookshop.
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February 11, 2022 at 12:57 PM
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Worksman-like dialog aside the movie works for what it is
Very British whodunit mystery
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop is a simple old fashioned British whodunit mystery.
Miss Willoughby is not Miss Marple and this story is definitely not a Agatha Christie story. Also the movie has a TV look and may be a bit slow for some, but it is a good story with very likable actors.
We open in 1996 and young Elizabeth Willoughby is attending her parents funeral. Elizabeth inherits the family's elaborate huge English Estate complete with full-time servants. A family friend, Robert (Kelsey Grammer) becomes Elizabeth's Guardian and caretaker of the Family Estate.
Robert raises Elizabeth and trains and teaches her fitness, martial arts, chess. And ancient war strategies.
Then we cut 25 years later, and now an adult, a book author, and Professor of Ancient Civilizations, Elizabeth (Nathalie Cox) is asked to investigate a series of hauntings at her friend's Bookshop.
As Elizabeth starts to investigate, she begins to question the possibility that this may be a real ghost.
The movie is more of a fun British TV show and doesn't really take itself too seriously but I did enjoy it. The ending suggest that this may be the first of many more Miss Willoughby mystery films.
Actually decent mystery
Was expecting it to be a hallmark quality production but it was actually decent. Sure there not great actors and Kelsey grammer doesn't try anymore but it had a decent mystery and story going throughout. Not overly long or complicated, worth the watch for someone looking for a short murder mystery.