Mystery!: Inspector Lewis
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Movie Reviews of Mystery!: Inspector Lewis
Movie Review: It isn't Morse but I like what I saw
Summary: 4 Stars
I didn't even know there had been an "Inspector Lewis" story out until I saw it mentioned in a mail order catalog I get. Amazon had a much better price so I bought my copy here just based on the old Morse stories I'd seen.
Kevin Whately, as Inspector Lewis, might be a smarter man than the old character but he does a good job and I certainly love seeing Oxford again. One or more other reviews write about a different pacing to the show- I didn't really notice that. I did like the way several false leads were given to the viewer, you really have to pay attention to the story.
I saw several links to the old Morse stories starting when the jetlagged Inspector Lewis is almost run down by a Jaguar of the same model and similar color to the car Inspector Morse used to drive, some I didn't pick up on until a day or so later after a llittle thought.
The show is very well done and I'll watch more episodes if PBS ever gets more of them (I think season 1 of the Inspector Lewis series is now out at AmazonUK- if it isn't it will be soon, you'll need something that can play region 2 PAL format to watch those)and I'll buy them somewhere even if there isn't a U.S. market copy available.
Movie Review: The uninterrupted UK version would have been better put to DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a fine continuation of the Inspector Morse series. This review is not a critique of the story but this annoyingly cut DVD. Instead of recording the episodes straight onto DVD, as was done with the Inspector Morse series, the mistake has been made of recording the US-aired version from PBS' Mystery. None of the story has been omitted, but one has to endure the tedious PBS Mystery introduction, which has no chapter break to separate it, and we don't hear the originally composed music ending the show. This kind of thing is hugely unnecessary. Fans don't want the PBS Mystery interruptions and rushed editing (perhaps an attempt to advertize PBS' show to Inspector Lewis fans), but just the show itself with all the little touches, including the appropriate fade into the end theme music. I don't think it's too much to ask.Movie Review: Not quite Morse
Summary: 4 Stars
Although this is not quite Inspector Morse, it did a good job of handling the memory of Morse by including a few references to him. References were made to his puzzle solving etc.
Lewis was his usual self and did a good job as the leading character. I don't know if this is a one off or the start of a new series.
Recommended for fans of British mysteries.
Movie Review: In Morse's Footsteps
Summary: 4 Stars
Lewis isn't Morse...but then no one is. Nonetheless, it's still worthwhile to see an older, more somber (he's widowed now) Lewis at work. It's interesting to see him interact with his sergeant, to see what is or isn't done the same as when he was buying Morse pints of ale. Definitely worth a look. Will it become a series? Hope so.Movie Review: A Good Detective.
Summary: 4 Stars
Inspector Lewis is really okay, it has a little comedy in it. I don't think I will get any more sequels. I enjoy the other British mysteries more. Inspector Lewis has taken over for Inspector Morse who passed away. I haven't seen any Inspector Morse mysteries so I really can't compare.