Basing my entire viewing pleasure on relatively high IMDb marks, I was unaware that the movie is a revisit into a Nancy Drew type television series with the ubiquitous then teenage, now fully grown, Veronic Mars (Kristen Bell) the charismatic protagonist. Now no longer an 18-year-old PI living in the nouveau riche fictitious Californian town of Neptune, full of wealth, petty stars and corruption, Mars has escaped to live the simpler life of a New York attorney. However, when the past rattles on her door, when one of her ex-friends brutally murdered and her ex-fling Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring) the prime suspect, she decides to postpone her new life and once again pick up her PI goodie bag to find the real culprit.
Subtly mixed in tone, not overly bleak, but also not typical teenage fare, "Veronica Mars" distinguishes itself from the onset with some witty dialogue and well written script, which, albeit occasionally grinding out clichés, manages to intrigue. However it never really feels like seeking a more general appeal, instead a very strict ode to the characters of the series, leaving chance viewers like myself outside of the dynamics of the love triangles, intrigue and personal animosities. It is still well structured and filling in the dots is easily done, but that significantly deprives you of extra layers of affinity to the people involved. Bell especially oozes with charisma, capturing attention with her at times witty, but elsewhile bland and well-worn motivations. Overall, I can understand the general appeal and satisfaction level, but it never really transgresses past the effort of a well-directed season finale.
Subtly mixed in tone, not overly bleak, but also not typical teenage fare, "Veronica Mars" distinguishes itself from the onset with some witty dialogue and well written script, which, albeit occasionally grinding out clichés, manages to intrigue. However it never really feels like seeking a more general appeal, instead a very strict ode to the characters of the series, leaving chance viewers like myself outside of the dynamics of the love triangles, intrigue and personal animosities. It is still well structured and filling in the dots is easily done, but that significantly deprives you of extra layers of affinity to the people involved. Bell especially oozes with charisma, capturing attention with her at times witty, but elsewhile bland and well-worn motivations. Overall, I can understand the general appeal and satisfaction level, but it never really transgresses past the effort of a well-directed season finale.