Alex Cross Reviews

The film is crammed with inevitable (and admittedly enjoyable) cop-vs-psycho cliches, yet the proficient, pacy direction by veteran action specialist Rob Cohen keeps the fights, carplay and chases moving at a nifty, time-killing clip.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Yes, outside of a dress, Tyler Perry is a powerful screen presence.

Full Review | Original Score: B

Standard procedural that is worth seeing for Matthew Fox's amazing transformation.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

Matthew Fox is sick, deranged, and absolutely outstanding. Think of Alex Cross like popcorn entertainment with extra butter that you didn't ask for, but you'll appreciate in the meantime.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

There is one bit of casting that pushes Alex Cross into watchable territory, and that's Matthew Fox in full-out-insane mode as the serial killer nicknamed Picasso.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Tyler Perry, who made his considerable fortune in drag as Madea, was wise to embrace a film that pulled no punches and shows he can be a bad ass on screen.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Slick, fast-paced and mindlessly entertaining despite many contrived and awkward moments. It takes a while to get used to Tyler Perry in a non-Madea role.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.68/10

Could very well be the funniest film of the year.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

Matthew Fox is terrifying and awesome while Perry proves he cannot act, especially in emotional close-ups. I did like the phantasmagoric story

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There's just enough genuine emotion to connect us with the characters, whether we watch Perry as the quietly dogged Cross or Edward Burns as his lifelong friend and investigative partner.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

You can get better mysteries any night on TV, but the performers are worth checking out.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Thanks to a game cast, taut action scenes and a surprising dose of raw emotion, Alex Cross finally gets the movie that he deserves.

Full Review | Original Score: 8.5/10

Madea this ain't.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

Slipping out of his comfort zones for a bit as both Madea and director of his own movies, Tyler Perry tries on a new persona for size in Alex Cross as, well, Morgan Freeman. Sort of.

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Where to start with all the things wrong with this film?

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

Never quite rises above a run-of-the-mill, cop-chases-killer-thriller flick, or much expands beyond would happen if an hour-long TV drama was given an extra half-hour to stretch.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Suffering from delusions of franchise, this is more Scooby-Doo than Silence of the Lambs, and bears all the hallmarks of a cult bad film in the making.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5

Instead of the thinky, psychological crime thriller it should have been, Rob Cohen's Alex Cross offers a lifeless and generic actioner.

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/5

Cohen slices and dices the finale so much you cannot fathom it.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

If you crave a genial crime thriller about a forensic psychologist then go and buy a boxset of Cracker. Alex Cross is simply an inexcusable misfire.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5