Alex Cross (2012)

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

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writers:

Marc Moss (screenplay), Kerry Williamson (screenplay),

Stars:

Tyler Perry, Edward Burns, Matthew Fox

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler Perry	...	Alex Cross
Edward Burns	...	Thomas Kane
Matthew Fox	...	Picasso
Jean Reno	...	Leon Mercier
Carmen Ejogo	...	Maria Cross
Cicely Tyson	...	Nana Mama
Rachel Nichols	...	Monica Ashe
John C. McGinley	...	Captain Richard Brookwell
Werner Daehn	...	Erich Nunemacher
Yara Shahidi	...	Janelle Cross
Sayeed Shahidi	...	Damon Cross
Bonnie Bentley	...	Detective Jody Klebanoff
Stephanie Jacobsen	...	Fan Yau Lee
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Daramus Holiday
Chad Lindberg	...	Chemist

Storyline

Dr. Alex Cross is on his last police duty to track down an assassin called Picasso, who's been torturing and killing rich businessmen in Detroit. Soon when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits to end this once and for all.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | serial killer | assassin | torture | police | 

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Taglines:

Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references, and nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

19 October 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cross

Filming Locations:

USA

Box Office

Budget:

$35,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,396,768 (USA) (19 October 2012)

Gross:

$25,863,915 (USA) (28 December 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

QED International, Block / Hanson, Emmett/Furla Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Datasat Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the Alex Cross novels, Alex's best friend and partner is John Sampson. However, in the movie, Alex's best friend and partner is Tommy Kane.

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Goofs

When Detective Monica Ashe is first giving details about Fan Yau Lee to Detectives Thomas Kane and Alex Cross just after Fan Yau Lee's murder she says that Fan Yau Lee received an MBA from a university in Shanghai 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. China, the country where the city of Shanghai is located, though is NOT one of them.

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Quotes

Chemist: I want my lawyer.
Alex Cross: I am your lawyer.

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.17 (2012)

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Soundtracks

"His Eye Is on the Sparrow"
Written by Civilla Martin (as C.D. Martin) and Charles Gabriel
Performed by Cincinnati Covenant Family Fellowship Services Choir
Courtesy of World Music Inc.

User Reviews

A Cross to Be Placed on A Grave

When you make an action crime film please remember to connect all the dots so that we, the audience, can achieve some sense of the story line. The trailer was a slice of many of the best scenes but, unfortunately the real film falls so sadly short of good storyline due to poor dialog and some jerky acting that the viewer struggles to make sense of the various actors.

If this film had been prescreened (proof read) any average movie-goer would have pointed out just how poorly made it was. I sensed that Tyler Perry gave a over acted performance. I really wanted to like this film when it first came out but, it just was so boring and unimaginative I began to realize that it was due to faulty construction of scenes and character's dialog. This was mostly due to the director.