Ice Blues (2008)
America's favorite gay private investigator, Donald Strachey, takes on the most complicated case of his career. After his long-time partner, Tim, asks him to uncover the source of an anonymous and generous donation to the Albany youth center, he gets caught in a whirlwind of deceit and danger.
- Elspeth Grafton
- Ron Oliver
- Richard Stevenson
- Ron McGee
Rating: 5.5/10 by 20 users
Alternative Title:
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery - US
A Donald Strachey Mystery IV: Ice Blues - US
Ice Blues - Donald Strachey 4 - FR
Veszélyes megbízás - HU
Country:
United States of America
Canada
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 25 minutes
Budget: $0
Revenue: $0
Plot Keyword: new york city, based on novel or book, senator, politician, murder, private investigator, lawyer, lgbt, murder investigation, gay theme, gay couple
Chad Allen brings a little charm to this, certainly the best of the pretty mediocre four film adaptations of the "Donald Strachey" PI investigations. This one sees him investigate when boyfriend "Tim" (Sebastian Spence) finds himself embroiled in a mystery surrounding a large bequest for his "safe zone" which all goes a bit south when a murder occurs. The original story covers a surprisingly varied series of topics - in a largely superficial fashion - including loyalty, obsession and child welfare issues which this effort makes a decent fist of as it rumbles along, but there is precisely zero chemistry between the two stars and the ending is a bit lacklustre. It's just about worth a watch, but only just....
