This movie is a well-conceived murder comedy, complete with double-meaning conversations and dead body shell game. But the tone is solidly that ‘40s and ‘50s family television fodder, keeping it from being macabre and instead settling on a light-hearted sit-com aesthetic. It’s got all the heart and optimism of the era, along with a sincerity that will strike many modern audiences as cheesy. This film is good old fashioned family fare, but at the end of the day there’s not enough to make it stand out from the pack.

Closest comparison: It’s like Weekend at Bernie’s by way of The Andy Griffith Show.

Setting: American Drama
Plot: Murder Mystery
Tone: Family Sit-Com