Alex Cross
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Metascore
30 out of 100

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4.7 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 52 Ratings

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  • Starring: Edward Burns, Jean Reno, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Tyler Perry
  • Summary: Alex Cross follows the homicide detective/psychologist, from the worldwide best-selling novels by James Patterson, as he 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 in this taut and exciting action thriller. (Summit Entertainment)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 34
  3. Negative: 17 out of 34
  1. Charlotte Observer
    Reviewed by: Lawrence Toppman
    Oct 18, 2012
    63
    Director Rob Cohen shoots believable action sequences, too. Nobody jumps the gap between skyscrapers or falls 40 feet, then gets up and runs away.
  2. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pete Hammond
    Oct 17, 2012
    60
    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.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    Oct 18, 2012
    38
    Nothing works. Or some of it works, but that doesn't matter because what's working is so deeply, painfully boring.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Sara Stewart
    Oct 19, 2012
    38
    Aside from these curious role reversals, though, Alex Cross is a mess. Drawing on every conceivable '80s B-movie action cliché and treating its beleaguered female characters like pieces of meat (literally, in one scene of butchery), director Rob Cohen squanders a surprisingly recognizable cast on a half-baked plot adapted from James Patterson's series of novels.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22
  1. DIAMONDGOLD
    10
    Alex Cross was a very good movie. I think Tyler Perry was very good in it. He"s no Morgan Freeman,but he was good. I wonder why most of the movies with Black Stars gets Bad Ratings and movie like"Thats My Boy" which was Bad, gets good rating.....Crazy....Soooo....To Tyler Perry, Keep Up the Good Work!!… Expand
  2. Micquez
    8
    I love Madea and there were a few times I thought I heard Madea's voice come through Alex Cross. :) Aside from that, Tyler's role was decent and a bit surprising. I did not expect him to do as well and was pleased to see how much I enjoyed the film. I would invest in seeing a series.… Expand
  3. scoley
    7
    I really don't see why this film gets such a low score it's not that bad granted it wont win any awards but it's just as enjoyable as any other film in it's kind so in my view it's worth a watch.… Expand
  4. Jraptor59
    0
    This one is bad. Don't think it has the class of the Morgan Freeman movies. Don't watch it. I rented it on Amazon and it was one of a handful of films that made me regret renting it within 5 minutes. It is shallow, cliche, pretentious. I had never seen Tyler Perry before and based on the trailers was willing to give this a chance. I regret that choice.… Expand

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