BLUE MURDER: VOLUME 1

 
2003 Color Medical Crime Drama Acorn Media 6 One Hour Episodes

Acorn Media's "Blue Murder" is a series that would be best set for women, and especially for women who make a habit of watching the Lifetime channel here in the states.

Of course, that's no knock on "Blue Murder" which is a very low key and quaint crime series that's quiet on the tension, and relies more on atmosphere, and slow build-up with its mysteries. One of the appealing aspects of the series is the linear characterization that's apparent from the get go. Not a single character is all too one-dimensional, and most of all our heroine is an average woman who is in her own ways, brilliant.

At a first glance Janine Lewis is a very average working mom. She's always busy, always chasing after her children, always cleaning, and basically always in her house clothes, but once we step out, this average and plumpy woman is a rather intelligent crime inspector who is always out on assignment and deals with cases that take up most of her time.
 

  
The show plays well with balancing Janine's personal life with her crime life. Often times I actually found myself intrigued by much of what happened in Janine's personal life, from her relationships with her kids, and her blossoming relationship with a co-worker, but then we're back into her business, and the mood often changes with enough finesse to keep the episodes from feeling uneven.

The mysteries are very entertaining and intriguing and are set to very odd scenes that signal a more frantic mood the series doesn't usually implement. In the first episode, Janine tickles her youngest and they growl at one another, while a young man is being stabbed to death in a garden somewhere else, which leads in to the general plot. The play juxtaposed with the screams of horror make for a rather surprising set-up.

Lewis is constantly charming, and handles the character well, adding appeal and attraction for viewers who will be surprised to see how attractive she comes off at times. "Blue Murder" is a show about a woman trying to do it all, and never preaches about a woman doing it all. You have to love it for that.

- Felix Vasquez Jr.
5/30/07

 

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