Squeaky Clean Mysteries: Hazardous Duty

Watched Jan 19, 2024

Beautifulkiller's review published on Letterboxd: This Squeaky Clean mystery is based on a series of very popular books. Those who have read them have no idea how this thing got on the air.

I haven't read them, but I don't know how it got on the air either.

Gabby (Jessica Blackmore) is a crime scene cleaner hired to clean a politician's house after his wife is murdered. Her partner leaves and then a tremendous fire breaks out.

The alleged murderer is in prison, and her partner is jailed for setting the fire.

There are so many inaccuracies, they take you right out of the movie. It's learned Gabby's partner has an old felony conviction. It doesn't matter how old it is, he cannot become a crime scene cleaner. Also, why does a cleaner have her hair down? So it can get into the blood?

Then there's the fire box with a key in it - a gun inside, missed by the cops!

The character of Gabby is boring and annoying. She interferes with police work like crazy, practically acting like one of the force. And she doesn't give her info to the cops right away.

The man who moves down the hall from Gabby becomes a sort of love interest but also is supposed to be a suspicious character. He looked too much like Donny Osmond for me to take seriously.

By the way, this is a Christian mystery. It doesn't come off as Christian; it comes off as bad Hallmark. Hallmark mysteries are aimed at a conservative population; some of them have likable characters, cozy atmospheres, and an actual mystery.

This was a mystery, all right, but of a different kind.