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.
Director:
Rob Cohen
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Title: Alex Cross (2012)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Tyler Perry | ... | Alex Cross | |
| Edward Burns | ... | Thomas Kane | |
| Matthew Fox | ... | Picasso | |
| Jean Reno | ... | Giles 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 | |
| Stephany Jacobsen | ... | Fan Yau Lee (as Stephanie Jacobsen) | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Daramus Holiday | |
| Chad Lindberg | ... | Chemist | |
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
Aside from the acting, directing, casting, cinematography, cutting, special effects, and script there was nothing wrong with this film. I've read a half dozen James Patterson novels and they go fine with a domestic, factory made, mass produced (like his books) beer if you just want to kill time in a deck chair. It took a couple hits of Old Crow to get through this turkey, however. Prepare yourself, if you dare, for an embarrassingly clichéd and stereotypical performance by Cicely Tyson as Alex's mother, Giancarlo Esposito caricaturing himself, and a painful more than laughable attempt at Pulp Fiction style banter by Tyler Perry and Ed Burns (who doesn't even measure up to Edd Byrnes' level of mediocrity). We are also "treated" to another "man flying through the air from a bomb blast and emerging unscathed from the fireball" fantasy so prevalent in trashy American films (compare this bit to the Polish miniseries "Wataha" to see what a blast would really do). In sharp contrast to the rest of this schlock, however, is Mathew Fox's riveting and inspired performance as an assassin. Truly creepy and worth seeing even if you have to watch the rest of this Amateur Night at the Movies offering (hence 4 stars rather than one). For a similar plot, similar dénoument, and similar psycho assasin (Snake, in this case), but done with talent, artistry, and skill, check out Golgo 13: The Professional (1983).