It was nice seeing both Natasha Burnett and Viv Leacock outside of their roles as a married couple on When Calls The Heart. It was also really nice to hear Natasha's actual speaking voice for a change.

The story is about a London based British antique dealer named Amelia Scott, who together with her business partner is carrying on her mother's research and search for the missing half of the fabled true love locket which she believes may have made its way to America via Jamestown, Massachusetts. Once she arrives to Jamestown, Amelia keeps her business secret but is aided in her search by the local sheriff.

I found the story to be a little bit problematic and the ending even more so. But it was a lighter mystery and it was nice to see it involve a sampler, paint restoration and antiques. I might watch another, but it's not quite on my recommendation list.

7.9 stars.

This is a very good film. I recommend not letting any initial impressions dissuade from watching 'Legend of the Lost Locket'.

It is a tale of a valuable locket missing now for two hundred years. Due to some recent discoveries, a woman sets out to find it once and for all. Her mother spent half of her fortune many years ago to purchase one half of this cherished locket, the half with the picture of a man. Her legacy would be to one day find the missing piece so the man and woman could finally be together again. But, she was unsuccessful and has since passed on. Now her daughter, who runs the antique business, is on the trail of this precious item. Lately, it has become the focus of some other antique hunters. It is more than simply a picture of a young woman in love, it is a jewel that symbolizes an age old love story of a man and woman separated in the early 1800's. He came to America, and she remained behind in Europe.

We experience the history of the locket and some backstory of the two who were in love, yet unable to stay together. He settled in New England and founded a town, and now two centuries later, some local residents get a hint that the missing piece of the locket could be nearby.

Word is spreading, and now the fabled trinket has risen to the level of priceless heirloom representing a remarkable history. Antique seeking enthusiasts the world over are becoming engrossed in its appeal. But All who seek it are unaware of the depth of the bond shared by the original owners...that it was hidden to protect the memory of her journey across the world to reunite with him, in hopes of rekindling their love.

I think about halfway through this movie, I decided it just didn't make sense. Our heroine hails from London, visits a small town in the NE USA to hunt for a lost locket half, and immediately breaks into the town hall at night looking for archives that should help her in her search. Of course, there are security alarms that tip off the town sheriff who arrives, arrests her, and then gets involved in the locket search. Make sense to you?

Then we get the feeling that someone is stalking our heroine and reading her private notes, probably learning about the locket and hoping to discover the valued item first. This "mystery" is pretty easily explained when the culprit is caught on another illegal (attic, this time) search & she confesses everything previously denied because of a bluffed fingerprint identification (which isn't true). After all is said and done, the locket is found (finally) & the sheriff and heroine somehow fall in love and she stays in the small town to start her antique business and be with her sheriff.

The production values are pretty good except for one glaring exception: lighting and camera work on black actors aren't up to the challenge. It is as though we really don't know how to photograph dark-skinned actors in such a way as to see their expressions and complexions realistically. Still makes no sense.