Starring Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring & Chris Lowell
Film
It’s nine years after the last episode of the third season of TV sensation (well I thought so) Veronica Mars. And no, the teen super-sleuth did not join the FBI but became a lawyer. The movie opens with her interviewing for a New York City lawyer position post-college and still involved in a relationship with hottie, Piz (Lowell). But then news breaks that her ex-boyfriend, Logan Eccles (Dohring) has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend and ex-Neptune High student AND music superstar, Carrie Bishop AKA Bonnie DeVille.
Logan contacts Veronica to ask her help with choosing a lawyer and she returns home to Neptune, California without Piz and with a whole lot of emotional baggage. She sees her dad and private eye dad, Keith (Enrico Colantoni), her best buds in the Neptune world and a few others. She meets with Logan and hears the whole sad old story about his life, his love of ‘Bonnie’ and the details about the night she died. Mystery!
She tries to dodge her 10 year high school reunion but is dragged there by her well-meaning buddies, as Piz flies in to join her.
Things turn ugly at the reunion as old friends and foes unite for an unforgettable night. But it’s not all wasted because Veronica finds some clues to Bonnie’s death including the mysterious death of another Neptune High student, years before. The tension builds, Piz gets way jealous and Veronica gets suspicious. There’s murder, car crashes and revelations that will knock your socks off! Yep, some characters that we have loved for years will be killed off. But I won’t tell you who! Action, action, revelation, kissy kiss, ending! I won’t spoil it but that’s the gist!
Review
Ok, this review is written by me, a die-hard fan of the old Veronica Mars series. Yes there were fake wigs and bad flashbacks, unbelievable plots and shallow characters but, like a teenager, I accepted it for all its immaturity and loved it for it all! So, if you’ve never seen the series, you may not ‘get’ this movie.
As a film it’s disjointed and a bit ho-hum with a dash of good action thrown in for good measure. But if you know the characters, the story lines, well that’s a different matter altogether. For us fans, this movie is pretty fun. The final episode of the last series left a lot of things hanging around which was pretty unsatisfying, I’ve got to be honest. I think they assumed they were getting a fourth season, which they didn’t.
So, this movie is more like a really short fourth season or a really long episode. And you’ve got to remember that this was made on a pretty small budget as it was one of the first films to be receive crowdfunding. So it’s not like it’s a blockbuster or anything but I didn’t care. I loved seeing the old characters again. I loved seeing where Veronica’s love life was going and where the old school buddies had ended up.
There were a few too many nostalgic references like having another Sheriff Lamb and a few too many deaths but like all good Veronica Mars episodes, you have to suspend reality! And so I did. Ultimately, for us fans it’s fun, it’s nostalgic and I loved that it did tie up those loose ends. Quite satisfactory actually. Here’s the trailer…
Food
Ah I love Veronica Mars – quintessentially Californian! Nothing screams California quite like a good old burger, fat and juices dripping down your bare arms while you sip on a ice cold bottle of Kombucha. Aaah! So I’ve tracked down a recipe for you to make and eat while you watch this film that claims to be the best burger ever! It’s The Ultimate Juicy Burger recipe from This Mess is Ours blog. Can’t wait to try it.
Veronica Mars trivia
- A mere $6 million
- The film broke the record for the fastest crowdfunding film ever, gaining an impressive $2 million in donations in only 10 hours.
- Once that was in the bag, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution started backing the project.
- Bell had just given birth to her baby girl (awww) only three months before the shoot began.
- Bells’ hubby, Dax Shepard tries to lure her into dancing with him at the club. She is repulsed! Classic.
- The Carrie Bishop character had to be played by another actress because the original chick was off filming another movie and was unavailable!
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