Product: Thin Air:A Spenser Mystery [VHS]
Rating: 4.0
The "Lisa" Spenser mentioned in SMALL VICES is explained
As with SMALL VICES, this is edgier than the old TV series and Lifetime movies, stays fairly true to the book, has iffy casting choices (they're on their fourth Belson), and was filmed in Canada rather than anywhere near Massachusetts. They didn't even bother to get any Boston PD paraphenelia when Quirk and Belson make their appearances. I first saw this shortly after seeing WITCHBLADE, so I felt that Yancy Butler didn't really fit as Lisa, since the role is a lot weaker and passive than anything else I've seen Yancy do in the past. But it was interesting to see Spenser work with Vincent del Rio's enforcer Chollo, since Hawk is off in Burma for the duration of this one, and get a look at the Latino shadow world in the fictional town of Proctor.