'Motive' review: Do you care whodunit?
In the premiere episode, "Creeping Tom," when a well-liked, karaoke-singing high school science teacher (Joey McIntyre) is found murdered in his bedroom, a home invasion gone wrong doesn't feel like the right motive to Detectives Flynn and Vega. Credit: ABC
As in, why would a high school band nerd suddenly kill a teacher whose classes he isn't even taking? Why would a mayoral candidate run down his kid's baby-sitter? Series lead Kristin Lehman ("The Killing") is bound and determined to find out. Despite the skepticism of hard-boiled partner Louis Ferreira. Despite the get-it-done rush of hard-nosed boss Roger Cross ("24").
Of course, the cops initially nab the wrong person (in both Monday's and Thursday's episodes). But: She Knows Better. Having a teenage son, and Uncanny Intuition -- and the guts to go "Against Protocol" -- put our Hardworking Heroine on the right track when others doubt Her Capability.
Lehman is good, most everything's OK, but nothing is especially fresh or compelling. Seems like a souped-up ID cable true-crime tale, shot lots more stylishly.
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