Her Alibi (1989)

To see why Tom Selleck's movie career has been a constant uphill battle, look no further than this tepid mystery/comedy from 1989. Selleck plays a successful mystery novelist who cures a persistent case of writer's block by visiting the courtroom trial of a young Romanian woman named Nina (played by late '80s supermodel Paulina Porizkova) who has been accused of murder. He supplies the alleged murderer with an alibi--she can claim she was having an affair with him at his Connecticut country home at the time of the murder--and then he brings her to Connecticut to make the alibi look legitimate. Is she in fact a killer? Did she serve poisoned casserole to a group of dinner guests? You'd have to be a major fan of Selleck or Porizkova to want to find out what happens next, because despite a few light moments of engaging comedy this is the kind of nonsensical fluff that quickly wears out its welcome. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com

It is Per ... Per ... Predictable

Tom Selleck spent all his years after Magnum P.I. playing the same everyman role, but he plays it well probably because he really is everyman. This was a cute, light hearted romantic comedy that slid by most movie goers and critics, barely making a blip on the radar. Still, it was a nice bit of fluff just to spend a weekend with.

Tom Selleck plays a mystery writer, Phil, who is in a rut. He hasn't had a best seller in years because he's suffering from writer's block. Trying to find some inspiration, he sits in with a flock of elderly people watchers (courtroom groupies on Medicare, but still courtroom groupies), when he sees a beautiful woman named Nina come before the judge. She has been charged with murder, a mysterious stranger from Romania. In a moment of inspiration, Phil decides to provide a false alibi - saying that the two of them are having an affair and that she couldn't have killed the victim in question because she was with him when it happened. Phil takes Nina back to his Connecticut estate, living with the mysterious stranger who only the audience knows is being watched by some European thugs in the shadows. What will happen? Well, it's predictable.

There are some cute comedy moments, mostly in the dinner party scene and the physical comedy mishaps. Perhaps the funniest moments are the voice overs that Tom Selleck provides as he is writing his book in his mind, making him into the tough guy he hopes he is rather than that bumbling fool he is. Otherwise, it's just a cute story your average watcher won't read too much into. June 20, 2008

Underrated

A fun and also exciting movie. Not a masterpiece but it has humour and drama mixed and most of all it brings a very nice feeling. One gets glad watching it. I liked it a lot. Cute.
They don't make films like this anymore. Not this type of films. Sadly. December 15, 2007

Her Alibi...

I stumbled upon this one while flipping channels on 08/12/2007. It was 'savaged' by the critics, if my memory serves.

'Her Alibi" isn't half-bad. In fact, I rather liked it! In several scenes, I actually laughed out loud. If you don't take it too seriously, you should have fun with this one. Four stars!! August 15, 2007

TS Her Alibi

This is one of my favorite DVDs. It is so funy and is my DVD I watch if I am slighlty depressed. So my all time feel good DVD.
Jenifer M Seal July 8, 2007

Her Alibi......

Extremely funny movie with some mystery mixed in with it as well! Great storyline and very well acted movie by all cast members involved.

Tom Selleck plays a best selling mystery writer who hits a long dry spell after he divorced his wife. His publisher is pressuring him to write another best selling novel. Selleck's character falls in love with a young, beautiful, Romanian woman (Paulina Porizkova) accused of murder with whom he doesn't know. Is she innocent or is she guilty of the crime she's being accused of? Selleck doesn't know, but decides to be "her alibi" by saying that he knows her and that she is his lover.

Porizkova's character unwillingly moves in with Selleck's character because the Romanian Secret Police are after her which only adds to the suspense of this movie...... Is she a criminal or what? Through out the movie Porizkova's character provides Selleck's character with lots of fodder to write another best selling novel..... She becomes the muse he needs to write his next book.

In the end all is revealed. Sit back and enjoy the humorous story as it unfolds. February 7, 2007

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