Alex Cross

Summit Entertainment | Release Date: October 19, 2012

4.9	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 77 Ratings

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Jraptor59Mar 7, 2013

This one is bad. Don't think it has the class of the Morgan Freeman movies. Don't watch it. I rented it on Amazon and it was one of a handful of films that made me regret renting it within 5 minutes. It is shallow, cliche, pretentious. I hadThis one is bad. Don't think it has the class of the Morgan Freeman movies. Don't watch it. I rented it on Amazon and it was one of a handful of films that made me regret renting it within 5 minutes. It is shallow, cliche, pretentious. I had never seen Tyler Perry before and based on the trailers was willing to give this a chance. I regret that choice.… Expand

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FilmBoyZOct 22, 2012

Alex Cross film begins as a thriller normal but after 30 minutes of footage, it becomes tedious, heavy, sappy and predictable.

Tyler Perry can not act in this film and it shows in all its glory. I can only say that this movie is aAlex Cross film begins as a thriller normal but after 30 minutes of footage, it becomes tedious, heavy, sappy and predictable.

Tyler Perry can not act in this film and it shows in all its glory.
I can only say that this movie is a complete waste of time, just like a movie that aims or so I think that is a parody of Scary Movie.… Expand

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The3AcademySinsMar 26, 2019

Plodding, forgettable, occasionally funny on accident, and unforgivably bland, Alex Cross has a reputation of being one of the worst movies from 2012. While maybe not the worst movie from that year, the terribly mediocre script doesn't doPlodding, forgettable, occasionally funny on accident, and unforgivably bland, Alex Cross has a reputation of being one of the worst movies from 2012. While maybe not the worst movie from that year, the terribly mediocre script doesn't do this stinker any favors. Tyler Perry is sometimes okay, and the supporting cast isn't all that bad. Alex Cross is really a simple revenge story masquerading as something better.… Expand

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cameronmorewoodDec 13, 2012

Poorly acted, lazily written, and not really directed at all, Alex Cross is the most clichéd action movie of the year.

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KadeemluvmusicOct 21, 2012

Here's my clear message to Tyler Perry:

No disrespect Tyler Perry, but I really like you in the Madea or non-Madea movies (except Good Deeds). But rebooting Morgan Freeman's Alex Cross character may be as boring as Atlas Strugged Part 2.Here's my clear message to Tyler Perry:

No disrespect Tyler Perry, but I really like you in the Madea or non-Madea movies (except Good Deeds). But rebooting Morgan Freeman's Alex Cross character may be as boring as Atlas Strugged Part 2.

Both Alex Cross movies like Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider were two of my favorite movies from best-selling author James Patterson. It's 2012, so after an 11-year stint, how come Tyler Perry made a choice to replace Morgan Freeman's character? Look just like Taylor Kirsch and Colin Farrell, Tyler Perry is not an action star. Eventually, his cameo appearance in Star Trek may look like Levar Burton from Star Trek: TNG. Anyway, there's no way I'm gonna see Alex Cross. It's really half-mediocre and half-Madea.… Expand

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DollisOct 22, 2012

A strong candidate for dumbest film of the year ,And the year 2013 the dumbest film is gonna be the 4th movie of Carrie 2013 it's gonna be the same as Carrie 2002. http://www.facebook.com/ElvisPresleySonElvisAaronPresleyJr

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SusanSOct 19, 2012

There's really just one thing to say: Tyler Perry, you sir are no Morgan Freeman. I really hope this doesn't become a franchise, or if it has to, that they hire some real writers to sculpt an actual suspense movie and not some summarized,There's really just one thing to say: Tyler Perry, you sir are no Morgan Freeman. I really hope this doesn't become a franchise, or if it has to, that they hire some real writers to sculpt an actual suspense movie and not some summarized, cliched version of its better predecessors. How this borderline tortureporn got a PG-13 rating is beyond me. I felt bad for the talented actors who had to say those lines. I look forward to seeing them in better projects in the future.… Expand

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MegWhiteleyOct 19, 2012

Alex Cross is one of the worst movies of this year. The trama it's a good idea, but the development is really awful, the performances are terrible, the screenplay is horrible. All the movie is a big disaster. Alex Cross is really boring

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bethegameOct 19, 2012

This movie is a complete waste of your time, don't even bother watching it. The only decent part of this movie was the action sequences. But movies aren't all supposed to be about action, are they?

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DawdlingPoetNov 28, 2021

I can't say I was overly impressed by this film. For a start, I should perhaps say that I've read the majority of James Pattersons' Alex Cross novels, a couple of years or so ago. I remember hearing about this film coming out at the time, soI can't say I was overly impressed by this film. For a start, I should perhaps say that I've read the majority of James Pattersons' Alex Cross novels, a couple of years or so ago. I remember hearing about this film coming out at the time, so I had high hopes for it. I've seen previous films starring Morgan Freeman, which weren't too bad, so I wondered how this would do.

I found this film in general to be very formulaic - the villain is certainly easy to despise, both sounds and looks sinister and is very sudden and hyperactive, with a high level of bloodthirst, which will no doubt put some people off. The graphic, bloody content, violence wise, is somewhat gory but its not what I'd say is especially original or new as such. I will have read the novel(s) the story is based on, although I can't recall exactly which ones they are but I remember thinking at the start that it seemed a bit confusing, in that there wasn't much background given to the characters or explanation in general given to what was going on. It was a bit like watching an episode mid-way through a series, or a second film from a trilogy franchise. I couldn't help but feel that this film was quite sloppily handled, in terms of the script, the amount of character development provided and so on. I noticed there's a fairly heavy use of stringed music throughout to accentuate the slower, sinister scenes, as well as faster frantic scenes featuring more dance style pieces, with heavier bass lines. It was quite an engrossing watch in general, when the various fight scenes come on and trying to guess the outcome of certain situations but again there was something that made it feel almost lazily formulaic. I suppose if you've seen the other films based on novels about this character, for example Kiss The Girls, then you'll have a good idea what to expect.

This is a pretty watchable, sometimes quite engrossing watch but yet it definitely lacked some substance - maybe its just that I'm not so keen on gory violent action films but I don't think its purely that. Having read the books about this character, I can't help but feel that this potentially could have been much better. There's a sentimentality that comes across as somewhat forced and it just doesn't really 'gel well', the mix of both sentimental, family and relationship related scenes alongside the more gory, violent scenes.

This film has a running time of around an hour and fifty minutes, which is probably about the average for this type of film. I'm glad it wasn't too much longer, as I have a feeling it would have become quite tedious. Its a shame, as I think this could have been a much better film but it just didn't seem to work well.

Funnily enough, no I wouldn't recommend this film. It is fairly engrossing and I suppose its an easy watch but its definitely lacking substance. There are other psychological thrillers and action films that I've enjoyed a lot more - in this instance, I'd probably think of Denzel Washington films, their quite similar to this and most of those are better than this too.… Expand

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