Alex Cross (2012)

Genre: Action/Thriller

Directed by: Rob Cohen

Cast: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns

Running time: 101 minutes

Dr. Alex Cross is a psychologist and police lieutenant in Detroit. With a wife that has a third baby on the way, he is considering taking a better-paying job with the FBI. Before he does, he must try to stop a psychotic killer, Picasso, who drugs, tortures and kills his victims.

This is the third film with the Alex Cross character in it. In the first two, Morgan Freeman was the hired actor. I did not care much for Tyler Perry’s bland performance here. I simply did not feel it with his portrayal of Alex Cross. He made it hard to sympathize with his character, in spite of the dramatic events in the storyline.

Matthew Fox, on the other hand, was really solid as Picasso. What a transformation for the actor; we are quite far from his character in Lost here.

Unfortunately, Fox’s performance was the only high point for me. The screenplay was badly written and the direction made it hard to get on board. I particularly hated the scenes with shaky cameras and blurred images.

Overall, this is a movie that could easily be skipped without missing much.

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