With the idiotic trailer tagline "Don't cross Alex Cross", this superlatively generic thriller reboot signified early on its dedication to being as groan-inducing as possible. More
Morgan Freeman was previously the titular brilliant maverick FBI profiler in 1997's Kiss The Girls and 2001's Along Came A Spider (directed by Lee Tamahori!), two moderately competent thrillers which seem like golden age classics next to Alex Cross.
After years of writing, directing and starring in his own superlatively successful independent films, one-man-industry Tyler Perry undoubtedly had many studio suitors trying to snap him up for a "proper movie". Alex Cross must've seemed like a sure thing on paper, but boy did he make the wrong call.
Perry is fatally miscast here, rarely projecting the interior world that buoys such a character. His reactions to extreme events seem off, and his chemistry with a partner played by Edward Burns is forced.
Director Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious, xXx) has displayed action filmmaking competence before, but none of the set-pieces here are remotely exciting. It's sub-80s cop show type stuff.
And I haven't even mentioned poor old Matthew Fox, who clearly envisioned his psychotic killer role as a chance for a Christian Bale-esque transformation, but lacks the acting ability to do anything with his warped physique. Fox's character looms large on the film's poster, but it's a dire performance made all the more laughable for how seriously the actor seems to be taking it.
Cat-and-mouse serial killer thrillers are like pizza - even when they're bad, they're still kinda good. Consider this pizza to have fallen on the floor, face-down. It's an embarrassment for all involved. Hide
Tyler Perry to replace Morgan Freeman. Hell No. Still will see it - to see our bad the casting was.
C what happens to Jack when he gets off the island
This looks like every average action movie put together to make a super average action movie. Originality has been lost long ago for some.
How did they make Matthew Fox look so haggard??
Like a poor mans versions of Sherlock
holy smokes ! Fox has gone all christian bale on us
Except that Christian Bale is actually a good actor.
Loves me some Alex Cross!
Accept that Christian Bale isn't in this film
I'm a fan of Lee Child and James Patterson. The Alex Cross movie looks FAR better then the Jack Reacher one!
mathew fox should have been jack reacher! looks good but not tyer perry hes a funny haha guy!
I saw the movie las night before gen release, its okay, and Matthew Fox is a real bad ass!. Typical hollywood ending.
This movie sucked, especially the end when a psych with a broken arm beats up an ex special forces man. very short movie as well
After seeing "jack reacher" is looking pretty good as a book to movie conversion.