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High Noon

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I enjoy reading Nora Roberts, especially the ones with a bit of a mystery & was curious to see how the movies were. This one, to me, didn't disappoint. It has the mystery angle - female police detective being stalked by a mystery person, then some Hot Romance chucked in, it also had a bit humour too - just to add to the fun. The actors and their chemistry together was great to watch. All in all, a bit of everything. If you're looking for a girly flick with a bit of suspense - check this one out!!

Nora Roberts combines interesting, complex characters, with masterful storytelling brought to life for the TV screen. Truely enjoyable. You won't be disappointed.

Although for the movie "High Noon", this applies to most of the available movies in this series of movies based on Nora Robert's mystery books.
I got these for my wife, and..., well...., I like them too!
As with many on TV movies (usually on Lifetime and Hallmark), these are much better to watch minus all the commercials. None of the DVD's we've gotten have had any 'extras' of any kind expect for the occasional previews.
All have been interesting and of the versions we've seen and read the book of also, they have stayed pretty true to those stories.
Overall, pretty people (only the best looking current actors and actresses) following some interesting story lines. Some semi-sexy parts thrown in, a crisis or two and then a happy 'boy gets girl' ending. Whats not to like for occasional entertainment?

This is a great movie! If you're on the line about purchasing it...just go ahead. You'll be glad you did. If you like Lifetime movies, you'll LOVE this one!

I love Nora Roberts books and I am so glad that they were chosen to be made into movies. I have most of the other dvd's in her series but I was very disappointed in this one. There was so much that was missing in the movie that was in the book. First of all the house should have been a showplace to symbolize her gilded cage. Second off where was Ava the longtime friend and housekeeper and what happened to her brother. They did not even discuss that at all. The part where she was at the cemetary where her ex Roy gets blown up -not Duncan's car. Very disappointed in this remake of the book. I think a lot of the story line was missing that would have added to the movie. That is just my opinion!

NORA ROBERTS'S ''HIGH NOON'' IS A GIRLY FLICK WITH GRIT , MYSTERY , SUSPENSE AND SOME BRUTALITY . A RIVETING FILM . AN EDGE OF YOUR SEAT POLICE DRAMA , MYSTERY , SUSPENSE , LOVE STORY AND A HARDCORE("NEXTDOOR")TRUE TO LIFE PSYCHOPATHIC KILLER . THE STORY LINE FELT REAL AND COMPELLING . SUPER HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH SEXES . WATCH THIS GRIPPING STORY BETWEEN COP AND PSYCHOPATH . IT WILL NOT DISAPPOINT .

Phoebe MacNamara, hard-driven cop, and Duncan Swift, handsome millionaire, are about as close to J. D. Robb's (Nora Roberts' alter ego) Eve Dallas and Roarke as we are likely to find onscreen recently. Eve works in the future, Phoebe works in the present, but they are pretty much the same woman: living on caffeine, junk food and passion, driving herself to exhaustion in pursuit of a killer. (For JD Robb fans: Phoebe even refers to "Captain Feeney" at one point). Duncan is her Roarke, a wealthy man who drives her to crime scenes in fast cars, buys whole amusement parks for her entertainment, and falls in love with her. They have plenty of sparks, but don't really catch fire in this movie. The trouble is that I just don't see all that much attraction in Duncan. Ivan Sergei does his level best, but he is not given much to work with; we never really figure out exactly what it is he sees in Phoebe. Worse, the explanation for his relationship with a black family never comes out, which would have added depth to the character. Cybill Shepherd is wonderful and warm as Phoebe's agoraphobic mother, while Olivia Cheng stands out as feisty, kick-ass investigator Liz Alberta.

The police procedural is very well done, but the romance sort of just sits there: no sizzle, no spark, and not much motivation for either party to fall in love. I enjoyed the movie, and of course Roberts always has to get her movie references in ("High Noon"), and I will probably watch this movie several times. But it's not the best adaptation to the screen of Roberts' work that I've seen. Buy it used, and you'll get a good deal.

Loved the book and they did a good job converting the story to a movie. Seller was great also.

The plot was good but the acting was beyond poor, REALLY NOT the best Nora Roberts movie!