Alex Cross (2012)
Alex Cross (2012)
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Critic Consensus: Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox do their best, but they're trampled by Rob Cohen's frustrating direction and a tasteless, lazily written screenplay.
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Cast
as Alex Cross
as Picasso
as Thomas Kane
as Giles Mercier
as Maria Cross
as Nana Mama
as Monica Ashe
as Daramus Holiday
as Captain Richard Brookwell
as Fan Yau Lee
as Erich Nunemacher
as Janelle Cross
as Damon Cross
as Chemist
as Pop Pop
as Paramita Megawati
as Fight Manager
as Referee
as Ingo Sacks
as Guard Manning Station
as Hans Friedlich
as Bomb Squad Head
as Bomb Squad Member
as Soon to Be Dead Man #1
as Soon to Be Dead Man #2
as Soon to Be Dead Man #2
as Soon to be Dead Man #3
as Screaming Girl
as Lieutenant Max
as Computer Tech #1
as Computer Tech #2
as Hostess
as Minister
as Cloche
as Brookwell Aide
as Bodyguard
as Nonad Stanisic
as Packard Plant Rapist
as Fan Yau Bodyguard #1
as Fan Yau Bodyguard #2
as Fan Yau Bodyguard #3
as Mercier's Driver
as Bali Houseboy
as Bali Police Captain #1
as Bali Police Captain #2
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Critic Reviews for Alex Cross
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[Perry] has rarely been less convincing than when locking and loading from his home arsenal or dangling from a decaying Detroit edifice.
Alex Cross is coarse, punishing, and, in all the ways that matter, conscienceless ...
So cloddish, slapdash, gracelessly written, and visually fugly that it's difficult to distinguish Perry's limitations in the role from those of the whole unpleasant enterprise.
A strong candidate for dumbest film of the year ...
For a franchise with an off-the-charts nuanced thinker as its protagonist, Alex Cross isn't very smart.
Perry's supposed to be its center. And as an actor - certainly as a movie star - he's absolutely nowhere to be found.
Audience Reviews for Alex Cross
"Alex Cross should have stayed in the books. Well, at least this time around. I've seen the other movies (Kiss the Girls being a fav). The movie felt like a made for T.V. flick. I thought Matthew Fox did a pretty good job at playing crazy. Freaked me out a little. But the acting wasn't very good by him or Burns. But what really through me off the movie was Tyler Perry. He just did not belong in this role. His performance was bland and boring. I thought it would be interesting seeing him in an action role, and it was, but it wasn't very good. Rob Cohen could have done a better job here too. It's not something I would want to see again."
Super Reviewer
As a fan of the original Alex Cross movies (Kiss the Girls & Along Came a Spider) I was both excited and hesitant for this new incarnation. It got terrible reviews and left the theater very quickly before I could see it. After taking it in on DVD I must say that it isn't at all as bad as people said it was. I thought Tyler Perry did a great job in the role and the story was compelling. I even liked Mathew Fox as the villain. It's not the greatest movie ever but it's one I would easily watch again and will buy to add to the collection.
Super Reviewer
Tyler Perry equips himself admirably to the action hero role, but he is drowned out by the implausible plot, mediocre dialogue, and rushed pace. There's some decent action in this film, but the finale is probably the worst part. Alex Cross' descent into a cop on the edge is not believable, mainly because of everything being so rushed and implausible leading up to the finale. This is one of those films that ends with a 1 on 1 fight that is lackluster and feels out of place completely. This film definitely doesn't try to do anything new and it does almost nothing better than mediocre. Matthew Fox's overacts as the villain, Edward Burns felt miscast as the buddy cop, and all of the females in the film get the axe by half way point. There's times when this film comes across as tasteless. On the other hand, it can be reasonably entertaining. There was considerable news about whether Tyler Perry could handle this role or if he would ruin the movie, but the opposite ended up happening: the movie ruined it for Tyler Perry. It's not terrible, but Alex Cross will probably be the nail in the coffin for the James Patterson series for quite some time (or possibly for good).
Super Reviewer
Alex Cross Quotes
| Alex Cross: | He won't stop. I've seen his face. I've heard his voice. I will meet his soul at the gates of hell before I let him take a person that I love away from me. |
| Picasso: | Inflicting pain is a crucial part of my true calling. |
| Tommy Kane: | Hey, Monny, what's with that kneecap shot of yours? |
| Monica Ashe: | Up yours! |
| Alex Cross: | It's like working with sixth graders with you two. |
| Tommy Kane: | You don't play the game, the game plays you. |
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