Synopsis
Forensic psychologist Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
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Cast
- Morgan FreemanAlex Cross
- Ashley JuddKate McTiernan
- Cary ElwesDet. Nick Ruskin
- Alex McArthurDavey Sikes
- Tony GoldwynDr. William 'Will' Rudolph
- Jay O. SandersFBI Agent Kyle Craig
- Bill NunnDet. John Sampson
- Brian CoxChief Hatfield, Durham P.D.
- Richard T. JonesSeth Samuel
- Roma MaffiaDr. Ruocco
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Sun-Times
David Klass, the screenwriter, gives Freeman and Judd more specific dialogue than is usual in thrillers; they sound as if they might actually be talking with each other and not simply advancing plot points. - 75
ReelViews
It features a pair of well-developed characters, the plot contains some clever twists and turns, the dialogue is reasonable, and director Gary Fleder (Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead) keeps the level of tension and intrigue high. Put together, all of that adds up to a worthwhile motion picture. - 50
The New York Times
Mr. Freeman projects a kindness, patience and canny intelligence that cut against the movie's fast pace and pumped-up shock effects. His performance is so measured it makes you want to believe in the movie much more than its gimmicky jerry-built plot ever permits. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
For Morgan Freeman ("Seven") fans, it's a chance to see a great actor save a movie from itself. - 50
San Francisco Examiner
Director Gary Fleder seems to be trying for the mood and atmosphere of "Seven," another Freeman film about murder and police work, but this movie isn't as stylish and the script by David Klass, based on the James Patterson novel, doesn't really hang together. - 50
Christian Science Monitor
Sensitive acting by Morgan Freeman and stylish directing by Gary Fleder can't overcome the bottom-line pointlessness of the movie's melodramatic material, which never achieves the dark resonance that helped "The Silence of the Lambs" get under the skin of many moviegoers. - 40
Austin Chronicle
It's diverting enough, and intermittently suspenseful, but also strangely empty and decadent in a way that truly merits that overused term. - 25
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Here's the kind of movie thriller that can make you scream (in annoyance) and bite your nails (to pass the time) and sit on the edge of your seat (ready to bolt the theatre).
