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Alex Cross

Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross

Hollywood's attempt to reboot the Alex Cross franchise, which previously starred Morgan Freeman, has met with poor critical reception. The homicide detective-cum-psychologist meets his match in a serial killer. The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits.

105 minutes, No persons under 16 (Violence)
Action, Crime, Detective/Mystery, Thriller.

Credits

Cast

Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Giancarlo Esposito, Jean Reno, Edward Burns, John C. McGinley

Director

Rob Cohen

Screenplay

Marc Moss, Kerry Williamson, James Patterson

Music

John Debney

Cinematography

Ricardo Della Rosa

Editing

Matt Diezel, Thom Noble

Sound formats

Dolby Digital, Datasat

Soundtrack

Available

Made in

2012

Produced by

QED International, Block/Hanson, Emmett/Furla Films, Envision Entertainment Corporation, IAC Productions, James Patterson Entertainment

SA Distributor

Nu Metro

FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Crime, thriller
Language	Infrequent, mild, low impact
Nudity	None
Sex	Brief, discreet, implied, mild
Violence	Frequent, strong, realistic, psychological
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Brief use of alcohol
Comments	None
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity

Violence

Blood / Gore / Gross

Guns /
Weapons

Profanity

Alcohol / Drugs

Smoking

Disrespectful /
Bad Attitude

Imitative Behaviour

Frightening /
Tense Scenes

Jump Scenes

Tense Family Scenes

Music (Scary/Tense)

Music (Inappropriate)

Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)

South African Media

Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith Clichéd plotline and uninspired acting make for a boring film

International Media

Box Office (USA)Pete Hammond Perry is like we have never seen him before in an emotional, powerhouse performance that doesn't let up, and the simply-named Alex Cross should be a solid box office achiever that draws in both Perry's loyal fan base and aficionados of the police thriller genre.

ScreenIt (USA)C. Fuchs Had Freeman returned for the role, at least that would have provided some emotional depth when the moments call for it (something Perry doesn't have a prayer of reaching), but even that terrific actor and that incredible voice couldn't have overcome the prolific script and direction issues.

Metacritic.com33 critics

RottenTomatoes.com102 critics

RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox do their best, but they're trampled by Rob Cohen's frustrating direction and a tasteless, lazily written screenplay.

Movie Review Query Engine (USA)MRQE critics <img src=http://mrqe_histograms.s3.amazonaws.com/detailed-graph-162704.jpg?score=36>

Movie Review Intelligence (USA)44 critics

Internet (IMDB)2328 Netizens This is hands down one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my life, and I've seen a boatload of lousy movies.

Average .. 33%

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