Although Darrow & Darrow bears more than a passing resemblance to the Judging Amy series of the Clinton-Bush years it certainly has enough originality
to be judged on its merits.
It does however look like a TV series pilot than a primer for a series of these Hallmark Mystery films. Kimberly Williams-Paisley is a single mom raising an on
the cusp of pubescence daughter. She comes from a father and mother team of attorneys. But dad has passed on and Mom Wendie Mallick views the legal
profession differently.
Williams-Paisley is an idealist and ready to give of her time and services to
those in need as in her current client a guy who has a donut shop, but who is on parole and who is an old childhood friend. Mallick wants to make money because she spends a lot of it. They also have differing parent styles
so its with a lot of trepidation that she comes into the home and the firm.
I know Hallmark will give us more of the Darrow family and their differing views on law and life. I do look forward.
Plot summary
Claire Darrow, a lawyer, fights for what’s right, regardless of whether it makes her a dime. Naomi, Claire’s estranged mother and a lawyer as well, would rather make a profit. They clash on nearly everything, even on the best way to raise Claire’s daughter, Louise.
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Darrow Family Differing Values
Eccentric
I loved this and hated it.
I totally loved Tom Cavanagh together with Kimberly Williams-Paisley. This is some of the best chemistry. True, they are both eccentric, especially Miles. Cavanagh is great at this. This relationship totally makes the movie and what promises to be a regular series of movies.
I hate Joanna, as played by Wendie Malick . She is Claire's mother. This woman is evil. No not in a big way. She will never kill anyone. She will probably never rob anyone, at least not of anything significant. But Joanna has no concern for the truth. To her, a white lie is not a lie at all. But her lies stretch even the term "white". The values she teaches her granddaughter, both directly and by example, are insidious and totally opposite of those of the girl's mother. There is a lot of conflict between Joanna and Claire and Claire is not wrong in any of it. This movie started out with a discussion of bullying. Joanna was trying to help Louise deal with her being bullied. Funny think is, right after that I noticed that Joanna was basically bullying Claire. It seems like she does a lot of that.
This mystery is interesting enough, but the story is much more than that by following Louise and Joanna and Claire in their personal lives. As I said, the relationship makes the movie. The relationship is just starting out, so it is all the more fun.
On balance, there is too much I don't like, but this movie comes up a winner thanks to Cavanaugh and Williams-Paisley.
Reasonably Entertaining
Reasonably entertaining and I hope they make more. Tom and Kimberly are good together and very watchable. The story had its highs and lows, but my wife and I enjoyed it. There needs to be some better writing for Wendie because her character is not terribly likeable. If that was what was intended, they succeeded.
Actually a bit above the regular Hallmark mystery movies; somewhat less contrived anyway.
I hope they make more just so we can see what happens with Tom and Kimberly, if nothing else.