Review: Hallmark’s DEAR PRUDENCE
August 23, 2008 · Print This Article
Hallmark’s new original movie, DEAR PRUDENCE, starring Jane Seymour premieres tonight, August 23, at 9pm on the Hallmark Channel.
I found Dear Prudence quite refreshing and entertaining. Jane Seymour is perfect as Prudence McCoy, a smart and classy woman trying to solve a murder while on vacation away from her well-known TV program.
I think what will appeal to people is how the movie mixes the PruPointers homespun remedies with the murder case. The way the story uses Prudence and her assistant’s knowledge of these remedies to solve the crime is quite ingenious and makes this film very original and so fun to watch.
This is definitely another great movie for the whole family to enjoy and plus you might get some fun PruPointer at the same time.
Synopsis: Dear Prudence tells the story of Prudence McCoy (Jane Seymour), a humorous, Martha Stewart-like TV personality, well known for her ingenious PruPointers program of homespun remedies for a variety of life’s little problems.
When her series wraps for the season, Prudence escapes on a much-needed vacation from her work-driven life. She ends up in Wyoming, as a guest at a lodge her mother used to frequent when the elder Mrs. McCoy was the country’s best known advice columnist. When the lodge owner’s son turns up dead of an apparent suicide, Prudence suspects foul play. She calls on Nigel Forsythe III (Ryan Cartwright), the genius scientist she works with on all her renowned PruPointers, to join her in Wyoming and help her discern the truth.
Eddie Duncan (Jamey Sheridan), a local detective, is not impressed with her amateur detective skills, while Doug Craig (Rob Stewart), a prominent lawyer, tries to steer her in another direction about who JR really was. Both men can’t help being drawn to Prudence and her warmth and smarts.
As Prudence gets closer to discovering the truth and the major financial windfall someone stands to gain, she realizes that one of these men has been lying to her, and she and Nigel may be in danger. While making some unexpected discoveries about her mother, Prudence begins to reexamine her own life and choices - choices that could possibly include Eddie or Doug and most certainly require that she heed one of her own PruPointers: “Follow your heart.”
Don’t forget to watch Dear Prudence tonight, August 23, at 9pm on the Hallmark Channel.
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I loved this movie as well. Thank you for alerting me to it. It was sweet and funny and the relationship between Prudence and her young assistant Nigel was hilarious and also endearing. Jane Seymour couldn’t be more perfectly cast in this role- Her combination of sassy and pert with compassionate and sexy, keeps the character real and totally engaging. I look forward to more adventures with this fun team!
BRAVO!! “Dear Prudence” was a BIG hit in our home! My 61-year old husband and I both enjoyed it. We thought it was “just the right mix” of suspense and lighthearted fun, with some romance thrown in. Jane Seymour has a way of working magic with her co-stars, whoever they may be, and this movie was no exception. The chemistry between Jane and Jamey Sheridan was “right on,” and her young assistant Ryan Cartright was perfectly cast! Bring on more “Dear Prudence”! It would be a delightful series of movies!
Hi Mary Ann,
I am so glad you enjoyed it! It was a really enjoyable movie.
Dear Prudence had me laughing out loud. I sure hope we will see Prudence and Nigel again soon.
I loved Dear Prudence with Jane Seymour .I would like a sequel !
Hope there are more Dear Prudence shows.
Hi,
I really enjoyed watching Dear Prudence. It was very refreshing and my family is glad that I have something to watch other than Murder She Wrote. I have watched Dear Prudence twice and it will be on again this weekend and can’t wait. I hope this will become a series like Murder She Wrote and Doctor Quinn Medicine Woman.