The saddest part about this movie is that it now is part of the alex cross movie franchise, and. The two face off in a highstakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting. Rent alex cross 2012 starring tyler perry and matthew fox on dvd and bluray. Alex cross official trailer 2012 tyler perry, matthew. Alex cross follows the homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry.
In the series of three films, two actors have portrayed cross. The movie opens with alexs wife finding out that she is pregnant with their third baby. While tracking down a vicious serial killer matthew fox, cross nearly meets his match when the case shifts from a high stakes game of catandmouse into a personal mission. Everything you need to know about alex cross movie 2012. But when a hit man a crazyeyed matthew fox inexplicably kills three goons and a beautiful businesswoman with ties to a multinational corporation trying to.
The two face off in a highstakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting alex cross follows the homicide detective. Alex cross is a reboot of the film franchise based on james pattersons novel series featuring the titular detective cross a character who has already been portrayed onscreen by morgan freeman in films like kiss the girls and along came a spider. Alex cross is a 2012 crimethriller directed by rob cohen dragon heart, the fast and the furious, stealth based upon the alex cross series by james patterson. The movie is intended as a career crossover for tyler perry, whose legions.
Alex cross tyler perry works as a detectivepsychologist for the detroit police department along with his lifelong friend, tommy kane edward burns, and detective monica ashe rachel nichols. Alex cross follows the homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry, from the worldwide bestselling novels by james patterson, as he meets. Alex cross faces the most cunning, psychotic killer of his career in the blockbuster james patterson novel that inspired a major motion picture. The role of main character alex cross was also taken up, played by tyler perry in the 2012 film titled alex cross. It is based on the novel cross by james patterson and the third installment of the alex cross film series, which was considered as a reboot of the series. I, alex cross is set in detroit, and once the deal was in place, the.
After detective alex cross tyler perry is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the. Alex cross, the popular character created by bestselling novelist james patterson. The saddest part about this movie is that it now is part of the alex cross movie franchise, and reducing the chance that hollywood will decide whether or not to make more of these types of movies based on this pathetic attempt. Alex cross 1 1 the first sign of stupidity comes right at the start of the trailer, when you realise that tyler perry is actually playing a figure of authority in alex cross. Alex cross dvd, 20 i admire tyler perry for superb acting performance, and thrillers are my alltime favorite genre. Image courtesy of a scene from alex cross, the movie that parents on the united flight complained about. The alex cross film series is an american series of thriller films, based on the fictional character of alex cross, who originally appeared in a series of novels by james patterson. Oh, yeah, alex cross is a brilliant detective, all right. Alex cross follows the homicide detectivepsychologist, from the worldwide bestselling novels by james patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer. The crime, mystery, and thriller new york times bestselling novels focus on metropolitan police. Based on james pattersons crimebuster novels, alex cross is about a sadistic lunatic who takes immense pleasure in his victims writhing pain as he tortures and kills them.
Alex cross trailer 2012 trailer addict movie trailers. Police department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife in front of him. He and his partners best friend tommy edward burns and younger cop monica rachel nichols are the police departments premiere detective team. Theres a point in the movie where cross, as good a person as he tries to be, turns into some vigilante, doing whatever it takes to protect his family. With tyler perry, matthew fox, rachel nichols, edward burns. Each book in the series is a whole story with a beginning and an ending, however there are references to prior stories in the series. Alex cross is a specialist in forensic psychology, originally working for the washington dc police department and later as an fbi senior agent. Alex cross 2012 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The idea was to take the story back to the earlier days of cross, casting a younger face to portray the younger version of the detective. If this is the worse movie you seen you havent seen very much. Alex cross tyler perry is a detroit detective who specializes in criminal profiling. As for being predictable easy to say that and there arent many movies out there thats not a bit. Originally written and produced by james patterson, the alex cross movie series has three book to movie adaptations over the last decade with the latest released in 2012. Alex cross is a 2012 american crime thriller film directed by rob cohen and starring tyler perry as the title character and matthew fox as the villain picasso.
Alexs need for someone is murdering hollywoods alist, and alex. Along came a spider is the first novel in the alex cross series. Alex cross official trailer 2012 tyler perry, matthew fox youtube. The two face off in a highstakes game of cat and mouse, but when the. Cross latest case puts him on a collision course with picasso matthew fox, a cunning serial killer whose ultimate target is multinational industrialist giles mercier jean reno. 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 strongwilled women and forces them to submit to his demands. Released october 19th, 2012, alex cross stars tyler perry, matthew fox, edward burns, rachel nichols the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 41 min, and received a score of 30 out of 100. Alex cross director agrees with passengers who think. Alex cross poster first look 20 tyler perry movie hd. The adaptation of the middle school novel by patterson for middle grade students came out in theaters in 2016. It is based on the novel cross by james patterson and the third installment of. Negative alex cross centers upon an africanamerican police detective and how he both pursues, falls victim to, and clashes with an insane murderer called picasso for the drawings he makes of his victims.
Alex cross follows the homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry, from the worldwide bestselling novels by james patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer matthew fox. Alex cross follows the young homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry, from the worldwide bestselling novels by james patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer matthew fox. Matthew fox uncensored the alex cross star talks about. 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. He lives an idyllic existence with his wife and two children. This exciting, actionpacked thriller aims to please, and this is one of the best gripping thrillers of 2012 that i certainly can watch againandagain as i add it to my collection. Alex cross on dvd february 5, 20 starring tyler perry, matthew fox, ed burns, jean reno. Alex cross follows the young homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry, from the. A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20.
Tyler perry stars as the title character, a detective hunting down a maniacal killer in this adaptation of the james patterson novel. While cross is dedicated to his work, hes just as committed to his home life, and is excited to learn he and his wife maria carmen ejogo. Rent alex cross 2012 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Despite the films pg rating, its thematically closer to something like the saw franchise than anything in. Tyler perry movie shooting in greater cleveland gets. Tv series based on james patersons alex cross novels. Tyler perry delivers a dynamic performance as detroit homicide detectivepsychologist dr. Alex cross is a dramatic, police mystery that was released in 2012. Starring tyler perry, matthew fox, edward burns, rachel nichols and jean reno detective and forensic psychologist alex cross investigates a gruesome murder and while his partner thinks its the work of a psycho, cross thinks its an. In fact, there were so many differences between the two stories that a list of their. He has such sherlockian intuition in alex cross you might almost imagine he read the james patterson novel the movie is based on except that the movie isnt based on a patterson book, just on the character played by morgan freeman in kiss the girls 1997 and along came a spider 2001. Beyond the trailer host grace randolph hits the red carpet to interview tyler perry and james patterson about their new movie alex cross. Alex cross 2012 rob cohen synopsis, characteristics.
The adapted screenplay was written by marc moss and kerry williamson. If youre unfamiliar with the series, detective cross is an expert detective, who catches every criminal. Like many successful movies, alex cross was initially a book series. And i very much enjoyed the other two adaptations of pattersons kiss the girls and along came a spider. Amazon has put in development a series based on james pattersons alex cross novels for television. The movie is based upon james pattersons gritty crime novels and features the same levels of violence, gore, language, and sexual contentonly trimmed down to meet a pg. Trailer for alex cross alex cross follows the homicide detectivepsychologist tyler perry, from the worldwide bestselling novels by james patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer matthew fox. The finished film should hit theaters in either fall of 2012 or spring of 20. April 12, 20 cover your eyes united airlines air travel. The movie starts with detectives alex crosstyler perry, monica. Dont look, alex cross top plastic surgeon elijah creem is renowned for his skills in the operating room, and for his wild, noexpensespared industry parties, bringing in underage exotic dancers and models for nights of drugs, champagne, and uninhibited sex.
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