Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek (2020 TV Movie) User Reviews

The crown of Elizabeth R

[bkoganbing · 7/10 · 18 May 2020]

The library where Aurora Teagarden works is having an Elizabethan week and for a fundraiser they are having a fundraiser Elizabethan style. But the prize exhibit is an actual crown wore by her at the 1597 debut of Love's Labour Lost. Someone in a clever scheme heists the crown.and there s a big roomful of suspects.

Candace Cameron Bure leads her Real Murders club including cousin Dylan Sloane.to investigate to the usual consternation of the cops. But she knows sometimes better than they.

The culprit comes from wat out of left field and all I will say is that the crime was done for not the usual motives. It's what baffes the police iand also Aurora until almost the end of the film.

A good start to the latest round in the Teagarden series.

A Challenging Solve

[atlasmb · 7/10 · 11 January 2021]

A daring theft takes place before an audience and the hunt is on for the thief, or thieves, who pilfered a Tudor crown known as "Leicester's Gift." Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) Teagarden and her minions scour Lawrenceton in search of clues. Meanwhile, Nick (Niall Matter) is waiting for the perfect moment to propose to the ardent amateur sleuth.

There is no shortage of suspects in this whodunit. And there are plenty of red herrings. Although some clues seem readily apparent, it is no simple matter to anticipate the ending of this crime solver.

Why are the police sharing info with this group?

[Cilica · 6/10 · 9 July 2020]

A make believe world full of faery dust with good actors performing in a step up from soap operas. Did my head in but I knew it was Hallmark before hand. As for Sally looking different - we change weight, we get pregnant or not, change workouts, etc. There can be several reasons she looks a little different, just like life.

was there a change in writing staff ? not up to standard

[bpope-59061 · 19 June 2020]

I think I agree with the other reviewer that I much prefer Yannick Bisson as the boyfriend, because I love him in Murdoch. This new guy is suffering in comparison because yeah, not working for me. Ro is so much smarter and better than that. Love the rest of the cast but the writing has suffered in comparison to the older episodes.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

[JoBloTheMovieCritic · 7/10 · 25 May 2020]

7/10 - definitely a step up from some of the other recent additions to the Aurora Teagarden series

Obsession is one of the most powerful human motivators.

[cgvsluis · 7/10 · 6 October 2021]

There are some wonderful cameos in this offering in the Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series, which remains one of my three favorite mystery series on Hallmark along with Hannah Swensen's Murder she Baked and mystery 101.

In this episode Nick is trying to find just the right moment to propose to Aurora, Sally's reluctant set up seems to be a miss, and the big event is a fundraiser for a literacy program at the library (Renaissance night Fundraiser) in which the lure is a dress like one that was worn by Queen Elizabeth I along with a crown said to have been worn by her that are on loan from a private collection of the Seattle Museum and under high security managed by Lynne.

First the Tudor Crown goes missing and second a murder...this shapes up to be another excellent murder mystery. Cue the murder board and the Real Murders Club! Loved the strong character of Mia Qwan.

"Magicians always have an assistant."-Nick.

My absolute favorite scene is when Nick catches Sally and Ro in his friend Eric's office....their prairie dog routine was priceless! This leads to our couple's first fight...Eric being on the suspect list.

"We're always on the same side, Ro."-Nick

While looking for a philandering security guard, Sally and Ro find body #2! This was a great who dunnit.

I highly recommend this series and enjoy watching every episode of this cosy mystery loosely based on the Charlaine Harris book series.

A great episode

[wjspears · 9/10 · 7 September 2021]

From the title of the episode on, this is a cleverly written and well acted episode of Aurora Teagarden Mysteries. The mystery itself was intriguing and I liked how the writers revealed the "how" of the theft early in the show, but made the "who" a genuine mystery with an abundance of red herrings to sort through.

I also liked how many of the Real Murder Club members were actively and excitedly involved in searching out clues--even as it no doubt gave police chief Lynn Liggett Smith more grey hairs!

Lynn Liggett Smith (Miranda Frigon) is only one of several recurring characters that help make this probably the best mystery show of all of Hallmark's productions, that I have watched so far. Her icy stare would believably give anyone the jitters.

Sally Allison (Lexa Doig) is another stand-out character in every episode she is in. Lexa has plenty of moments of "expressions" in this episode. For instance, when Aurora and Sally keep secretly invading Eric Hanson's office (someone Sally might actually like to date). Not to mention the emotion Sally "expresses" when she is captured and bound by the killer!

Finally, I liked the way the writers framed the action at the end of the episode. Aurora and Nick work as partners to literally "bring down" the killer. And the capper, of course, is watching Nick propose to Aurora.

Nick: I think you know what I'm going to say.

Aurora: And I think you know what I'm going to say too!

Decent show, horrible wig!!!

[cindyfrancis-63104 · 5/10 · 30 July 2020]

Candace Cameron Burre's acting is superb but why do you make her wear those hideous wigs? The color is horrible and it looks so fake (no part, stiff, orange). Everyone else's hair looks natural. I can't focus on the episode for looking at that awful wig! Stop making her wear it. Her natural hair is beautiful!

Heist and seek

[coltras35 · 4/10 · 12 July 2023]

To raise money for their literacy program, librarians Ro (Candace Cameron Bure) and Lillian (Ellie Harvie) secure a traveling Renaissance exhibit from the Seattle History Museum. During the opening gala, however, a prized pearl headpiece, known as Leicester's Gift and supposedly worn by Queen Elizabeth I, is stolen despite numerous security measures. Suspicion first turns to guard Talbot (Sean Depner), but one guest, Miya (Elfina Luk), also raises eyebrows when she loudly objects to a police search. Ro and her mother, Aida (Marilu Henner), think their friend Howard (Chris Gauthier) might be guilty when his past comes to light, but details of the case also suggest the crime could be an inside job.

Aurora and the real Murders club are on the case again and here we have some intrigue, stolen artifacts and catty divas. Starts out fine, but loses steam half way through and doesn't really raises above average, but the cast, the idea and some nice action at the end makes it watchable.

The actress playing Sally...

[KehDBug · 5/10 · 30 May 2020]

I created this review just to respond to the reviewer asking about Sally. Yes, she is being played by the same actress who has played the character since the beginning. However, the priceless facial expressions that Sally is famous for are quite frankly missing in this latest installment. This is what more than likely confused the other reviewer. Best guess? Botox. It's a shame because Sally has always been my and my daughter's favorite character just because of her classic visual responses.

I gave this a 5 because my daughter and I can't stand Nick. Although Aurora began the series with revolving boyfriends, they seemed to have settled her with Martin, whom we deemed the perfect fit. We can only surmise that the actor's schedule became too overwhelmed with the increased number of season episodes required in his main series "Murdoch Mysteries," therefore could no longer commit to playing Martin. The actor is amazing, however; the only actor who could stand his own against the amazing Aurora. My daughter and I refer to Nick by a variety of "nick"names: "Mr. Bland," "Mr. Check-Him-For-A-Pulse," and "Mr. No-Personality." It's a shame that this series has decided to stick with him because he's an actor with absolutely zero range. He's the same character in every Hallmark production he appears in. This character/actor is not in any way worthy of Aurora.

Other than that, I did enjoy the mystery aspect, but it's definitely hard to overcome the poor (IMHO) addition of Nick.

Two Hours is Too Long

[cloebear-12970 · 4/10 · 31 May 2020]

This series would be much better if each episode was only an hour long. Two hours is too long. This show is really slow and gets boring quickly.

Not bad on its own merits. But, not as good as the ones where Ro and Martin were an item.

[Carycomic · 5/10 · 5 September 2020]

I mean, Niall Matter is perfectly believable as the literature professor who (conveniently) moves to town after Martin rejoins the CIA full-time. But, honestly? I'll always see him as having the best small-screen chemistry with Erin Krakow from the "Father Christmas" trilogy! Another downer that prevents this from being a perfect ten is Marilu Henner's character. She's played Ro's mother, Aida, as a bit of a pompous snob, in all the other movies. Which I suppose is only logical considering that the woman is named for a tragic opera. But, this time around, she went too far. "Don't you dare blame love for this! Love does not drive someone criminally insane!"

Hello! How many real-life crimes, of a far more heinous nature, have been perpetrated by people who fanatically believed they were truly in love with the women of their obsessive fantasies? The most notorious being Ronald Reagan's would-be assassin, back in the Eighties, who truly believed he was in love with actress Jodie Foster (and vice-versa). With all due respect, Aida, love is all in the perception. Maybe it's only _true_ love if it's genuinely acknowledged and returned! But, love as a whole can make _anyone_ do something generically crazy if the one who sincerely believes he/she is in love is desperate enough.

Sally?

[catmartinez-20832 · 5/10 · 21 May 2020]

The actress playing Sally is unrecognizable, unless it's a new actress?

Horrible

[LauraMassingham · 1/10 · 14 March 2021]

The acting is horrible, like wose than thoes disaster B movies. The main character is super annoying, shes pushy and has no regard for how her actions affect thoes around her. She also says "mother" and "my mother" 15 times a second. I think that this could have been a decent show if they had cast different actors.

Awful cast

[judyharl · 3/10 · 8 August 2020]

Candace Cameron Bure and Mariliu Henner and Niall Mater so awful awful red head wigs these need to be cancelled .

Pathetic

[reevemason · 2/10 · 18 August 2021]

The acting and direction of this dire series is appaling. The main character seem to be aping Murder she wrote and failing miserably.

The characters are not believable and the plots implausible.