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Genres:
Action & Adventure, Drama, Crime
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English
Running time:
1:41:28
Partner rating:
PG-13
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Tyler Perry Alex Cross
  2. Matthew Fox Picasso
  3. Edward Burns Thomas Kane
  4. Rachel Nichols Monica Ashe
  5. Cicely Tyson Nana Mama
  6. Carmen Ejogo Maria Cross
  7. Giancarlo Esposito
  8. John C. McGinley Captain Richard Brookwell
  9. Stephanie Jacobsen
  10. Werner Daehn Erich Nunemacher
  11. Jean Reno Giles Mercier
  12. Yara Shahidi Janelle Cross

Directors

  1. Rob Cohen

Producers

  1. Bill Block
  2. Paul Hanson
  3. James Patterson
  4. Steven Bowen
  5. Randall Emmett
  6. Leopoldo Gout

Writers

  1. Alex Patterson
  2. Marc Moss
  3. Kerry Williamson

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Alex Cross


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A lawman is torn between justice and personal vengeance in this action drama. Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) is a detective and forensic psychologist who works for the Detroit Police Department with his partner Tommy Kane (Edward Burns) and promising rookie Monica Ashe (Rachel Nichols). While Cross is dedicated to his work, he's just as committed to his home life, and is excited to learn he and his wife Maria (Carmen Ejogo) will be welcoming a third... A lawman is torn between justice and personal vengeance in this action drama. Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) is a detective and forensic psychologist who works for the Detroit Police Department with his partner Tommy Kane (Edward Burns) and promising rookie Monica Ashe (Rachel Nichols). While Cross is dedicated to his work, he's just as committed to his home life, and is excited to learn he and his wife Maria (Carmen Ejogo) will be welcoming a third child. When a wealthy and well-connected woman is found dead and partially dismembered in her mansion, police chief Richard Brookwell (John C. McGinley) assigns Cross and his team to the case, and they soon find themselves playing a cat and mouse game with a nameless psychotic (Matthew Fox) with a taste for torture and a grudge against some of the Motor City's wealthiest citizens. Clues point to French financier Leon Mercier (Jean Reno) as the killer's ultimate victim, but Cross and his team suspect Mercier has a secret he isn't willing to share, and the case becomes a personal obsession for Cross when the maniac first kills Monica and then Maria. Also starring Giancarlo Esposito and Cicely Tyson, Alex Cross marked Tyler Perry's debut as an action hero, playing the protagonist of James Patterson's series of best-selling crime novels; Cross was previously played on screen by Morgan Freeman in the films Kiss The Girls and Along Came A Spider.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'rotten' by Rotten Tomatoes

12%Tomatometer score: 12% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Negative review
    Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out [Perry] has rarely been less convincing than when locking and loading from his home arsenal or dangling from a decaying Detroit edifice. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Jim Schembri, 3AW The film is crammed with inevitable (and admittedly enjoyable) cop-vs-psycho cliches, yet the proficient, pacy direction by veteran action specialist Rob Cohen keeps the fights, carplay and chases... Full review External link
  3. Negative review
    Michael Simms, FILMINK (Australia) Alex Cross wasn't conceived as spoof, but such poorly written and executed dross is laughable. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile The screenplay and direction deliver several scenes that are unintentionally funny, being either too leaden or too ridiculous Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Louise Keller, Urban Cinefile Unsure whether it aspires to be a police procedural, an action thriller, a revenge drama or a buddy movie, Alex Cross is a mess of a film, devoid of tension Full review External link
  6. Negative review
    David Edelstein, New York Magazine Alex Cross is coarse, punishing, and, in all the ways that matter, conscienceless ... Full review External link

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