ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict

Married Baby Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

majormadmax Was a big fan of the series, but it appears the three year hiatus has thrown the Psych Gang off their game. The whole thing was disjointed, overacted, poorly written and the chemistry that existed during series was missing. The entire plot appeared "forced" as was the performance--especially Roday's.The "development" of Corbin Bernsen as Henry Spencer is just an example of how the entire production was trying to hard to not repeat the TV series. During the show Henry was always the voice of reason, now he's turned San Franciscan hippy with no real explanation. There was no reason to change anything about Henry, but for some reason the producers of this movie felt it was necessary.The "also starring" characters were confusing and poorly brought into the fold. There was just too much back-story missing about them, making the overall plot even harder to follow.Overall the entire movie was just a mess. If the plan is to do at least five more of these, then the writers and producers need to go back and re-watch the series and rediscover what made it special, then incorporate it into the next movie. If there's any hope, the next one cannot be any worse than this one. At least I hope not!Lastly, it was a shame Timothy Omundson wasn't involved, and hopefully he has recovered from his health issues and will return in future Psych movies! "Lassie" balanced the show and brought a Dirty Harry vs. Sledgehammer aspect to the show. Omundson was badly missed, his cameo was a nice salute to his character but he really needs to be more a part of the plot. Unfortunately that wasn't possible for this movie (and I am not even sure if he could save this wreck), but it will be a bad omen if he doesn't join in on future efforts!

Samuel-Shovel I'll echo a couple of other reviews I've read on here in that, while I did enjoy seeing the full cast back in action together, I don't think it was up to par with the better episodes of the series. It was on-par with most of the episodes of the last season or two of the show but by then, the show was on a decline in quality. Some of the jokes were a bit played out; it almost felt like they were trying too hard to make the audience remember these characters' catchphrases and idiosyncrasies instead of focusing on writing good comedy.Still, it wasn't all bad. They did have a few lines that made me laugh aloud. The inclusion of some of the smaller bit characters from seasons past was a nice touch too. It's hard to complain too much about new Psych material!

sarah-stuts I used to enjoy the show, but the dialogue and story for this movie totally blew. It's an absolute disaster. The only thing worse than the screenplay were the actors poor, unenthusiastic, performances. I mean, I don't blame them given the circumstances, but sheesh. I literally can not and will not go back to rewatch old psych episodes because of the terribleness of this movie. The only Christmas miracle is that it finally ended.

blanche-2 It was such a delight to hear the Psych theme song again and see the wonderful cast, including James Roday, Dule Hill, Maggie Lawson, Kristen Nelson, Corbin Bernsen, and Kurt Fuller. The only one missing was Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) who actually did appear when Maggie contacted him by phone.When the film begins, it is three years later, and the whole group is now working in San Francisco. Shawn (Roday) continues to search for the engagement ring he wanted to give Juliet (Lawson), Gus (Hill) has a beautiful stalker, and someone is out to get Maggie.There are the usual one-liners, the singing in harmony, and some familiar villains, including a hilarious bit at the end of the film. There's a scene in a closed insane asylum and one in Alcatraz. All par for the course.I really miss these guys. I think today we need to laugh more than we ever have, and the Psych group belongs on the landscape. Thankfully, I don't think this is the last time we'll see them.