Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)

May 19, 2012 (US) • Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie • 87m

Overview

Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.

Director

Robert Harmon

Writers

Tom Selleck, Michael Brandman

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Tom Selleck

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Tom Selleck

Jesse Stone

Kathy Baker

Rose Gammon

Kohl Sudduth

Luther 'Suitcase' Simpson

Gloria Reuben

Thelma Gleffey

Stephen McHattie

Commander Healy

William Sadler

Gino Fish

Robert Carradine

Arthur Gallery

Jeff Geddis

William Butler

Saul Rubinek

Hasty Hathaway

William Devane

Dr. Dix

Jeremy Akerman

Councilman Carter Hanson

Christine Tizzard

Amanda

John Beale

Doc Perkins

John Maclaren

Jim Gammon

David Christoffel

H. Henry Uppman

Brian Heighton

Stan

Christopher Killam

Steven

Sheena Larkin

Rose's Mom

Brian MacWilliam

Luther's Dad

Robert Racki

Mr. Thompson

Colm Magner

Hal the Doorman

Vito Rezza

Anthony D'Angelo

Crew

Robert Harmon

Director

Tom Selleck

Screenplay

Michael Brandman

Screenplay

Robert B. Parker

Characters

Jeff Beal

Music

Steven Cohen

Editor

David Chapman

Production Design

David Gribble

Director of Photography

Robert Harmon

Co-Producer

Steven J. Brandman

Producer

Michael Brandman

Executive Producer

Tom Selleck

Executive Producer

Eric Bryson

Stunt Coordinator

Rene Bishop

Stunts

Tina Gerussi

Casting

Steven Ramirez

Assistant Editor

Gary Swim

Location Manager

Craig Pettigrew

Music Editor

Mary Louise McCloskey

Script Supervisor

Elizabeth Hagen

Production Accountant

Jeff Coll

Assistant Production Coordinator

Melissa Crich

Production Coordinator

Steve Murphy

Transportation Coordinator

Cheryl R. Stein

Associate Producer

Elizabeth Guildford

Production Manager

Jason Shipley

First Assistant Director

John Shurko

Second Assistant Director

Betsy Cox

Costume Designer

Angela Murphy

Art Direction

Brian Enman

Set Decoration

Alastair Meux

Second Unit Director of Photography

Andy Chmura

Camera Operator

Kate Delmage

Assistant Costume Designer

Andy Miller

Property Master

Aram Kouyoumdjian

Production Sound Mixer

Robert J. Petrie

Gaffer

Jason Capstick

Key Grip

Stephan Bernier

Construction Coordinator

Michel Gagnon

Special Effects Supervisor

Betty Belmore

Key Makeup Artist

Cathy O'Connell

Key Makeup Artist

Lon Bentley

Makeup Artist

Norma Richard

Key Hair Stylist

Joe Melody

Sound Supervisor

Larry Benjamin

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kevin Valentine

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mary Jo Slater

Thanks

Steve Brooksbank

Thanks

Collection

Jesse Stone Collection

Stone Cold

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

Reviews

Reno

⭐ 7/10

October 24, 2016

**The one man force.**

The eighth film in the Jesse Stone series based upon the characters created by Robert B. Parker. If you had read all my previous reviews of this series, you would know how much I'm looking forward for this. Not like I'm happy with the series to continue, but the last couple of films were below par than usual Jesse films. Like always, I went for it expecting the series could get better, and does it fulfill my desire? I won't say it did, but surely a decent one. It had the opportunity to become much better than that, but it was the story, like they wanted to start off again from the scratch. So it was kind of a refresher in the series, there's big changes you would find from the very first scene itself.

Jesse received his PPD cap, that mean he's back, but he's the only one left in the force. This time he brought in to investigate the death of his rival in the department. He also has a strong back from the town council, as well as from his Boston boss. So this is an important case for everyone, particularly for Jesse to get back like he always say this is his last stop. This is not a detached story, I mean not some new characters comes in, commits crime and got punished. This is really well improvised story within the available characters. So the viewers can be optimistic about guessing the events including the finale.

Kind of depressing to see one man doing all the job. I mean it was always been like that in the series, but this time feels it was a slow presentation. Jesse is no Rambo, yet feel he's isolated. I liked how the film developed with the existing characters. That means there's a serious change in characters, like many are from the previous films went missing and some of those who appeared in this were involved in termination. So the next film will be very interesting, whether there will be a bunch of new ones or the old ones return.

> "Cop deserves the benefit of the doubt."

Regarding the case he's on, he deals it on his usual way. But nothing seems a masterful, the twist and turns are ordinary. So don't anticipate any masterstrokes. Jesse was just roaming around seeking information and then suddenly he gets a clue he was looking for. With that he uses a bait to catch the bad guys and they fall for it. But while dealing it, the event takes an unexpected turn, leaves the story might continue in the following sequel as well. That's the confusing, because the film ran for nearly 90 minutes and did nothing to end on high as it does always. So with this kind of drag, I don't know where the series is heading.

Like I always say, Tom Selleck is the reason I'm still hooked to this series. In this installment, it is all about him, because like I mentioned earlier, the next to his roles like Rose and Luther are off the hook. That means the Jesse's therapist like the third string characters automatically taken the leap forward, but nothing much expectable from them. Particularly Thelma, the Hasty's assistant seems interested in Jesse, but it does not tell us how serious it is. Because fighting crime takes over the this romance, or maybe we can call a flirtation like Jesse does to gain information. I think, again the follow-up is to answer that question.

After getting into the rock bottom with the last film, this one looked much better, but still not the best I was looking for. It's just trying to be a normal film, like a television film from the old days and it succeeded somehow. So definitely it is a decent comeback and there's only one film to go for me to end the Jesse Stone series. Oh, I almost forgot that the original director returned for this, that's really amazing news for the series fans. Like the old team coming together, somewhat the series back on the track. The next film that released in the 2015 was received well, that's what I've heard, so can't wait to watch it. The final review on its way, meet me there.

_7/10_

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Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)

Tom Selleck, Michael Brandman

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Collection

Jesse Stone Collection

Stone Cold

Jesse Stone: Night Passage

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise

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Reno

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