Ruby Herring Mysteries: Silent Witness

I completely agree with the other reviewers about the casting. The parents didn't fit at all. The acting was really bad all the way around. It was like everyone was waiting for their line and couldn't get it out awkwardly enough or over dramatically enough when it was their turn. The dialogue was canned, predictable, and delivered poorly. There was no chemistry between the lead actors. I watch pretty much every Hallmark movie and can handle a lot of cheesy dialogue / storyline. This one was bad enough that I took the time to write this to hopefully keep someone else from wasting 2 hours. Hallmark, do better!

The plot is fine, the acting is good but the casting is way off. There is no way that Shawn Christian is old enough to be Taylor Cole's father, especially when they cast someone who looks motherly as his wife. Come on Hallmark, you can do better.

Taylor Cole is a good actress but even she can't help an entire cast that can't act. Could be bad writing, but this isn't a great way to start a series. Hallmark is fast-tracking these shows and the quality is suffering.

I generally like Taylor Cole in her Hallmark movies (and still do), but while this movie at least had some chemistry between Cole and Stephen Huszar other casting was way off. -Debra Donohue and Shawn Christian: such a mismatch. In their first scene together, I was trying to figure out were they married? Was she the grandmother? What is going on here? Shawn Christian is barely old enough to be Taylor Cole's father (and looks even younger), but Ms. Donohue was wildly miscast. I think even the film editors noticed this, because these two were rarely in a scene together after that opener. Prediction: if there is another Ruby Herring, the mom will either be recast or she will be absent (died or away on a trip). -The sister: out of all of the actresses at work in the U.S. and Canada why couldn't they find someone who at least looked like "Ruby Herring"/Taylor Cole? Also, someone who had stronger acting chops.

I agree with another commenter that Hallmark is rushing stuff and putting out poor quality. There's a place for these kind of movies (as seen by the ratings popularity), but have some pride in your product, Hallmark. You're damaging your brand.

First I thought this was a really old Hallmark show I had missed somehow. I had no idea it just came out. It looked like they went to a modeling agency to cast the crew. The acting felt like it too. Everyone felt flat and with bright white teeth and like they were reading their lines. The male love interest and the father look the same age and like brothers. That was weird. The plot was such a rehash. Zero originality at all. It was like paint by the numbers, and dull. This one will not fly Hallmark. You need to up your game. Get some decent writers/stories and stop casting plastic actors.