Veronica Mars

2014 "She thought she was out."
6.7| 1h47m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 14 March 2014 Released
Producted By: Warner Bros. Digital
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://theveronicamarsmovie.com
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Years after walking away from her past as a teenage private eye, Veronica Mars gets pulled back to her hometown - just in time for her high school reunion - in order to help her old flame Logan Echolls, who's embroiled in a murder mystery.

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jtindahouse First of all let me start by saying I never saw a single episode of the TV series. The story behind this being financed by fans of the show is very interesting to me. I know I'd love to see a movie version of a lot of my favourite shows, even now over a decade later like this one. However, I see that this has failed miserably at the box office which probably doesn't bode well for it being done in the future. As someone who had never seen the show I was still able to enjoy it. I understood there would be a lot of throwbacks and references to events and characters from the show and I simply excepted those for what they were, even though they meant nothing to me. I liked the character of 'Veronica Mars'. Kristin Bell, along with the writers, have found a good balance between being a smart, switched on young woman and also being laid back enough to be relatable. I can very much see why she would work well as a television show's lead character. The story, a "whodunnit", is passable but probably the biggest let down of the film. It feels too much like just another episode of the show and isn't quite strong enough to justify a stand-alone film. There also aren't a lot of action sequences (probably due to the rather tight budget) so you often have to be patient through a lot of dialogue, even though it's well written for the most part. There's not enough here to make me go back and buy the series DVDs, but there certainly could be for some. And if nothing else a lot of fans of the show got a nice treat they probably never expected after having their show cut short at only 3 seasons.
Python Hyena Veronica Mars (2014): Dir: Rob Thomas / Cast: Kristin Bell, Jason Dohring, Krysten Ritter, Ryan Hansen, Francis Capra: Based on the cult TV program and funded by Kickstarter. It stars Kristin Bell as the title character who was a teenage detective who is now grown up and given an offer at a law firm. This is put on halt when a murder is committed in her home town. The victim is a pop star whom Mars went to school with. Since their ten year reunion is upon them she reluctantly makes an appearance. It isn't all bad. She can catch up with her father who is also in the business. She can also help clear her ex-boyfriend's name since he was arrested at the victim's home. We are given a quick background of the TV show in the film's opening before exploring some effective mystery elements. The problem is that the third act is anti-climatic. Viewers are likely expecting a thrilling showdown and instead are given a climax that is about as suspenseful as a commercial for McDonalds. Directed by Rob Thomas with a production that resembles a TV movie as oppose to a slick feature film. Bell is charming and fetching as Veronica Mars whose resources are unlimited and often amusing in her search for answers. Other roles are pure cardboard. Her boyfriend might as well not have existed for all the good he does. Her ex-boyfriend lacks a personality and although he is innocent of murder, he could bore a person to death. Then we have the psychotic crazy psycho fan who is more a pain in the ass than a reasonable suspect. Perhaps Kickstarter needed more funding to afford a better screenwriter and a keen sense of suspense. Score: 3 ½ / 10
blanche-2 I've heard so much about Veronica Mars over the years. For some reason I thought this was the pilot. When I heard all that back story, I knew I'd made a major mistake.Nevertheless, now my interest is piqued and I will definitely go back to the beginning of the series.In this movie, Veronica (Kristen Bell) leaves New York and a promising first job as an attorney to help an ex-boyfriend, who has been accused of murder in her hometown of Neptune, CA. It's a temporary, quick visit, but Veronica finds herself pulled into the case.The ex, Logan's (Jason Dohring) girlfriend, pop star Bonnie DeVille, was found dead. Bonnie DeVille actually attended high school with Veronica. It turns out that her murder may be tied to an older situation, which leads Veronica even deeper into the case and a high school crowd she sees at her tenth reunion.I enjoyed this, though I would have enjoyed it more if I had watched the series.I swear Veronica's father's house was Henry Spencer's house in Psyche, but apparently not. It seemed like an exact replica.
hfsta This is a film consisting of a number of Hollywood stars walking around, smelling each others farts, and telling each other how nice they smell.The only possible excuse for watching it is to gaze adoringly at Kristen Bell. Top tip: guard against ruining this experience by muting the sound.I'm so bored even thinking about this film that I can barely bring myself to spend the time writing the minimum 10 lines on this review. I will do it though in the hope that others may avoid the disappointment I felt watching it.If you like watching highly self-satisfied people congratulate each other (the lead herself being the worst offender) then do watch it. It's a shame as the idea is actually quite nice. As is Kristen Bell of course...