The Mystery of the Handsom Cab

Shortly after trying to blackmail his way into marrying a rich man’s daughter, a slimy charlatan is found murdered in a handsom cab. Police seem to have an easy time arresting the guilty man – the fiancé of the woman at the center of the blackmail scheme – but it isn’t too long before the open and shut case starts to unravel, leaving the members of a prominent family exposed to the kind of scrutiny they’d rather avoid. There are almost too many characters, who aren’t too well defined, to keep this mystery from getting bogged down in the plot, but there are a couple of strong performances that rise to the front and save the day. Shane Jaconbson is particularly effective as the detective so pleased with an easy solution that he forgets to really investigate the case. It may not pull off the ‘surprise’ ending it shoots for, but director Shawn Seet keeps things foggy enough to make the mystery work in the end.