Synopsis
Alex Cross, a genius homicide detective/psychologist is trying to clean up the mean streets of Detroit while keeping his family out of the line of fire. As he mulls over accepting a job with the FBI, he is told that a friend has been murdered and he vows to track down the killer. Soon, he and his team are forced to match wits with a psychotic contract killer, who displays a disturbing commitment towards seeing his job through.
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Cast
- Tyler PerryDr. Alex Cross
- Edward BurnsTommy Kane
- Matthew FoxPicasso
- Rachel NicholsMonica Ashe
- Carmen EjogoMaria Cross
- Jean RenoLeon Mercier
- John C. McGinleyRichard Brookwell
- Giancarlo EspositoDaramus Holiday
- Cicely TysonNana Mama
- Chad LindbergVincent Dardis
Recommendations
- 60
Boxoffice Magazine
Rebooting novelist James Patterson's famous Alex Cross character for the big screen, Tyler Perry aims at new cinematic territory and scores a bullseye as the Detroit detective embroiled in a hunt for a mega-evil killer that turns personal. - 50
USA Today
Perry must have felt it was high time for him to try his hand at playing a darker role. But starring in this badly directed, suspense-free film with its unintentionally laughable dialogue does Perry no favors. - 50
Chicago Sun-Times
A disjointed thriller with two many characters rattling around. - 50
Chicago Tribune
The sharpest five minutes in Alex Cross, by a considerable margin, belong to Giancarlo Esposito. - 40
The Hollywood Reporter
You almost feel sorry for Tyler Perry, stepping out of his own universe for the first time to try to expand his range and finding himself in something as thoroughly dismal as Alex Cross. - 33
The A.V. Club
Perry shifts into full-on badass mode... well, the best that can be said is that he's sincere. For all that, he's still less embarrassing than Lost's Matthew Fox, likewise cast against type as the film's sadistic villain. - 30
Austin Chronicle
It's a courageous but misguided move on Perry's part; he has none of Freeman's soulful, nuanced subtlety, and watching him display the gamut of emotions called for in Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson's script is like watching the Hulk attempt Swan Lake. - 20
Variety
The cross-dressing "Madea" star seems out of his depth playing the hard-boiled detective made famous by Morgan Freeman in "Along Came a Spider" and "Kiss the Girls." Even action helmer Rob Cohen ("The Fast and the Furious," "XXX") seems to be off his game here.
