1.5 out of 5
Alex Cross
is a “doctor detective”. He is a psychologist who helps the police draw up the
profiles of serial killers. He, along with his motley crew, is on the trail of
a psychopath who “loves inflicting pain on people”(is there any other variety
of psychos). However, the battle is about to turn very personal.
Cross is a
fictional detective who is the hero of eponymous series written by James
Patterson. The books are generally very fast reads with little or no substance.
However, these books are thrillers whereas the movie attempts to be an action
movie. It combines elements from different books to make this a personal fight
for Alex. Needless to say, it fails.
The acting
is as bad as I have seen this millennium. Tyler Perry steps in the big shoes of Morgan Freeman,
who played Cross in the previous two installments of the series, Kiss the girls
and Along Came a Spider and does a terrible job. He cannot emote and is clumsy
in the action scenes. When he should be all fire and brimstone, he is pretty
lame ass. Edward Burns used to star in top notch movies like Saving Private
Ryan a decade back. He is less than a shadow of his old self. He sucks big time
as this “beautiful cop”. Jean Reno must be in a cash crunch or the director of
this stinking pile of shit must be having his objectionable video with him. I
can think of no other reason for him starring in this.
The script
is terrible. The background music and the characters are also so clichéd that
they don’t stay with you for even 2 minutes after the movie has ended.
The only
saving grace is Matthew Fox who plays the villain. He is menacing and
terrifying and looks to be the only one who doesn’t sleepwalk through his role.
Recommended
for people who love torturing themselves.
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