Alex Cross

2012
15
1h 41m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

36K

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Action Crime Mystery Thriller

A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.

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IMDb RATING

5.2/10

36K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,749

518

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 4 nominations total

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Alex Cross

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Alex Cross: You're In My Way

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Alex Cross: Her Heart Just Stopped

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Alex Cross: Dig Two Graves

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Alex Cross: Drop The Gun Now

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Trivia
There are references in the novel "Cross" to both Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry. The reference to Freeman may be homage to his role as Alex Cross in Kiss the Girls (1997) and Along Came a Spider (2001).

Goofs
Fan Yau Lee's dossier states that she received an MBA from a university in Shanghai, China and was then awarded a "Rhodes Scholarship". Rhodes Scholarships are awarded to deserving individuals from fourteen specified geographic constituencies. Mostly, these geographic constituencies are present or former commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom. None of them are in China.

Quotes
Picasso: Confucius said, "When setting off on a path of revenge, dig two graves."
Alex Cross: That's fine with me as long as you're in one of them.

Connections
Featured in The Big Review: Fall Trailer Park (2012)

Soundtracks
All Our Secrets Are the Same
Written by Rob Cohen (as Rob Cashulin), Randy Edelman, and Jackie DeShannon
Performed by Jackie DeShannon
On Camera Piano Solo by Yara Shahidi

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Featured review

4/10

Mediocre entertainment.

Adapted from James Patterson's pulp novel 'Cross', this cat-and-mouse action flick more closely resembles an extended episode of 'NCIS' or 'Law and Order' than it does a fully-fledged feature film. The episodic narrative and say-everything-I'm-thinking dialogue destroys all subtlety and intelligence this may have had, whilst Rob Cohen's murky, in-your-face direction is over-zealous, distracting and at times makes it difficult to decipher what's actually going on in the action sequences. Tyler Perry is hugely popular in the States thanks to his dumbed-down, cross-dressing comedy output, but he goes full serious here to mixed results. Perry's not a complete dud yet is easily out-acted by Matthew Fox, whose psychotic serial killer – replete with twitches, tics and crazy eyes – is fun to watch and elevates this from total boredom to mediocre entertainment.

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