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Alex Cross (2012) 5.1
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5.1/10 from 24,260 users
Metascore: 30/100
Reviews: 140 user | 206 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com 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 |
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Cast
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Thomas Kane
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| Matthew Fox | ... |
Picasso
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Giles Mercier
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Maria Cross
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Nana Mama
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| John C. McGinley | ... |
Captain Richard Brookwell
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| Werner Daehn | ... |
Erich Nunemacher
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| Yara Shahidi | ... |
Janelle Cross
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| Sayeed Shahidi | ... |
Damon Cross
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| Bonnie Bentley | ... |
Detective Jody Klebanoff
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Fan Yau Lee
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| Giancarlo Esposito | ... |
Daramus Holiday
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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. Written by Immanuel Ambhara
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Country:
USARelease Date:
19 October 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Я, Алекс Кросс See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$11,396,768 (USA) (19 October 2012)Gross:
$25,863,915 (USA) (28 December 2012)Company Credits
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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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The Villa is in Bali, Indonesia. When Alex says "Terima kasih banyak, Chief" towards the end of the movie he is saying "Thank you very much, Chief" in Indonesian language. See more »Goofs
The use of the name "Paramita Megawati" is not common in Indonesia. "Paramita" and "Megawati" is the name commonly used for a first name or a nickname, but not to be combined into one name intact. See more »Soundtracks
All Our Secrets Are the SameWritten 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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Tyler Perry takes on the Alex Cross character and fails miserably. Though he's hardly the only one at fault here.
The trouble starts with the screenplay, which is nothing short of dismal. All of the main characters are one dimensional with no development whatsoever. Patterson's novel is condensed down to a formulaic and predictable plot, where you can see trouble coming a mile away. There is no development of the villain, why he does what he does and why a professional assassin would make the choices that he makes. Time makes absolutely no sense in this movie. Events must have occurred over a period of time in the book that have been condensed down to minutes in this movie. I haven't seen a movie in a while we're I've said to myself "You've got to be kidding me" multiple times because the scene was so implausible. Rob Cohen's direction is nothing short of terrible. Action scenes that are so blurry you can't tell who is beating up who. When there's not action scenes, the rest of the film is a talking heads 70's made for TV movie. The acting flat out stinks (with the exceptions of all to brief appearances of Cicely Tyson and Giancarlo Esposito). No chemistry with Perry and Ed Burns and no chemistry between the villain (Matthew Fox) and Perry. The movie score mostly sounds like a movie of the week from the 70's. The only redeeming value I find in this film is the location. There were some nice uses of Detroit buildings in the film. Other than that, don't waste your time.