Murder She Baked: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery

Posted September 5, 2019 by karenbaron in #HolidayMovie, Book to Movie, Hallmark T.V. Movie, Movie Review, Mystery / 0 Comments

Format: T.V. Movie

Murder She Baked: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Series Number: 2

Director: Kristoffer Tabori

Teleplay by: Nancey Silvers

Cast:

Alison Sweeney (Hannah Swensen)
Cameron Mathison (Mike Kingston)
Barbara Niven (Delores Swensen)
Lisa Durupt (Andrea Todd)
Gabriel Hogan (Norman Rhodes)
Juliana Wimbles (Lisa Herman)
Johannah Newmarch (Kimberly Whiting)
Ona Grauer (Nancy Schmidt aka Dr. Love)
Kirby Morrow (Larry Jaeger)
Farah Fath (Courtney Miller)
Toby Levins (Bill Todd)
Colleen Winton (Carrie Rhodes)
Richard Keats (Earl Flinsberg)
Kazumi Evans (Elf Molly)
Kyla Wise (Luanne Granger)
Anita Brown (Sarah Shamfield)
Deni DeLory (Lydia)
Garry Chalk (Mayor Bascomb)
Rebecca Toolan (Mrs. Houser)
Marion Eisman (Mrs. Norton)
Naika Toussaint (Waitress)

Plot Summary:

A young bakeshop owner’s holiday season takes a surprising turn when she finds a body at a local Christmas tree lot and winds up involved in a dangerous murder investigation. With colorful characters popping up as suspects, shady business practices uncovered at the tree lot and holiday romance in the air, the young baker-turned-sleuth must race against time to track down the killer and save the Christmas season.

Based on characters from the Hannah Swensen Series by Joanne Fluke.

My Rating:

My Thoughts:

It’s Christmas time in Hannah’s town. That wonderful time of the year where we get and decorate a Christmas tree, make Christmas cookies, and oh solve a murder? Okay maybe only with Hannah Swenson would you have to solve a murder mystery while trying to be in the holiday spirit. The murder victim was a real douche, though, and some people are grateful that he is gone. But could they have killed him?

Alison Sweeney returns to do this movie, and I have to say that she does an excellent job. Hannah comes to life with Alison playing her. Ms. Sweeney always does a remarkable job in the roles that she is cast in to play. I love how every time she bakes it either connects back to the mystery or with the story that they are telling. Hannah just happens upon trouble no matter what.

Cameron Mathison is back as Mike, and he also did a fantastic job with this role. Mike cares for Hannah, and you can see that in the way that they interact. He is always trying to keep her out of trouble. The chemistry between Hannah and Mike is really there, and I’m able to see it well with Alison and Cameron.

The bickering between the two is another great thing, especially when the bickering helps them to solve the mystery.