Alex Cross (2012)

Alex Cross is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. It is based on the 2006 novel Cross by James Patterson and is the third installment of the Alex Cross film series, which was considered as a reboot of the series. The title character was previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls (1997) and Along Came a Spider (2001). Unlike the previous films, which were distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was released by Lionsgate Films on October 19, 2012. It was panned by critics and audiences, and became a box office bomb.

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I like James Patterson and have read many of his books (see here), so of course I was interested to see how a movie based on one of his famous characters turned out. Critics didn’t seem to care for it, but I thought it was a good watch.

The plot is based off Cross, a book by Patterson, which is actually the 12th in the series.

I love all the twists and turns this movie runs through, I knew some of them from reading the books (though I haven’t read this one), but not all of them which made it and interesting watch for me. Thrilling crime movies are high up on my list of genres to watch, so again, as a fan of James Patterson, and thrillers, I liked this movie.

My Ranking: ★ ★ ★