After Washington DC detective Alex Cross is told that a family member has been murdered, he vows to track down the killer. He soon discovers that she was not his first victim and that things are not what they seem.
Cast
Production
| Director: | Rob Cohen |
| Producer: | Bill Block (producer) |
| Steve Bocsi (executive producer) | |
| Steve Bowen (producer) | |
| Remington Chase (executive producer) | |
| Randall Emmett (producer) | |
| George Furla (executive producer) | |
| Leopoldo Gout (producer) | |
| Paul Hanson (producer) | |
| Stepan Martirosyan (executive producer) | |
| James Patterson (producer) | |
| Jeff Rice (executive producer) | |
| Christopher J. Corabi (executive producer) | |
| John Friedberg (executive producer) | |
| Marina Grasic (executive producer) | |
| Jan Korbelin (executive producer) | |
| Ethan Smith (executive producer) | |
| Writer: | Marc Moss (screenplay) and) |
| Kerry Williamson (screenplay) | |
| James Patterson (based on the novel "Cross" by) |
Reviews for Alex Cross
Fresno Bee
"Alex Cross," the latest attempt to turn one of James Patterson's crime novels into a movie, should have been Tyler Perry's opportunity to establish a film franchise where he didn't have to wear a dress. But the attempt falls short because...
Read review18 Oct 2012
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
James Patterson titled his 12th Alex Cross crime novel simply “Cross.” The filmmakers who adapted it expanded the title to “Alex Cross.”
Read review4 Jan 2013
Eric D. Snider
You can’t blame Tyler Perry for wanting to prove himself a bankable star outside of his own movies, and maybe he has the potential to do it. But he won’t be helped by the dim-witted “Alex Cross,” a shallow and threadbare detective thriller that’s based...
iHaveNet.com
In "Alex Cross," Tyler Perry, way, way out of his signature drag character Madea's wig and sensible shoes, refashions himself as the forensic psychologist and homicide detective played previously on screen by Morgan Freeman in adaptations of James...
Reel Film Reviews
Based on a book by James Patterson, Alex Cross follows the title detective (Tyler Perry) as he and his partner (Ed Burns' Tommy Kane) attempt to track down and stop a vicious madman known only as Picasso (Matthew Fox).
Read review28 Oct 2012
External Links
| www.alexcrossmovie.com | |
| www.facebook.com/AlexCrossMovie | |
| IMDb.com, Inc.: | www.imdb.com/title/tt1712170/ |
| Rotten Tomatoes: | www.rottentomatoes.com/m/alex_cross/ |
| Wikipedia: | en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Cross_(film) |
Articles
Whereas most filmmakers have to wait until the success of the first film can be measured by box office figures and critical reactions before securing a sequel, Tyler Perry seems to have bypassed all that by negotiating a follow-up to Alex Cross before
George Wales(totalfilm.com) - 2012-10-18
The first images of Tyler Perry not wearing a dress in the James Patterson adaptation Alex Cross have gone online. Directed by Rob Cohen (The Fast and the Furious) the film is based on Patterson’s book I, Alex Cross, and Perry stars as the titular
Adam Chitwood - 2012-05-18
Reviews for Alex Cross
Fresno Bee
"Alex Cross," the latest attempt to turn one of James Patterson's crime novels into a movie, should have been Tyler Perry's opportunity to establish a film franchise where he didn't have to wear a dress. But the attempt falls short because...
Read review18 Oct 2012
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
James Patterson titled his 12th Alex Cross crime novel simply “Cross.” The filmmakers who adapted it expanded the title to “Alex Cross.”
Read review4 Jan 2013
Eric D. Snider
You can’t blame Tyler Perry for wanting to prove himself a bankable star outside of his own movies, and maybe he has the potential to do it. But he won’t be helped by the dim-witted “Alex Cross,” a shallow and threadbare detective thriller that’s based...
iHaveNet.com
In "Alex Cross," Tyler Perry, way, way out of his signature drag character Madea's wig and sensible shoes, refashions himself as the forensic psychologist and homicide detective played previously on screen by Morgan Freeman in adaptations of James...
Reel Film Reviews
Based on a book by James Patterson, Alex Cross follows the title detective (Tyler Perry) as he and his partner (Ed Burns' Tommy Kane) attempt to track down and stop a vicious madman known only as Picasso (Matthew Fox).
Read review28 Oct 2012
FirstShowing.net
It's not that James Patterson's original novels were great philosophical masterpieces. Director Rob Cohen and his screenwriting team weren't working with the deepest material when it came time to make Alex Cross, rebooting a franchise that began with...
Read review19 Oct 2012
CinemaBlend.com
The character Alex Cross doesn’t exactly have a great cinematic tradition. Within the last 15 years the book-born detective/psychiatrist has made his way to the big screen twice, first in 1997 with Kiss The Girls and again in 2001 with Along Came...
Entertainment Weekly
Can a phenomenally successful entertainment entrepreneur best known for playing a fat, mouthy old black lady in floral-print drag do a credible job as a leading man/action star? Sure, theoretically. But Tyler Perry's performance in Alex Cross isn't the...
Read review20 Oct 2012
Washington Post
The first thing you’ll want to know about “Alex Cross” is: Can Tyler Perry carry it off? The answer is: Sort of, but not really.
Read review19 Oct 2012
Miami Herald
Alex Cross, the new action thriller starring Tyler Perry not in drag, makes one thing perfectly clear — no one had better cross Cross. Sure he may be a respected homicide detective and a psychologist to boot, which can make for one cool customer.
Read review19 Oct 2012
Channel24
At the beginning of Alex Cross, the titular character is just so happy. How do we know this? Because he tells us so. He lifts his grandmother up in a sudden hug and then tells her that he is "just so happy". Then he walks off with a spring in his step...
Read review5 Nov 2012
MovieXclusive.com
‘Alex Cross’ was supposed to do two things – one, relaunch the film franchise of the popular series of detective novels by James Patterson that had the titular character as the protagonist; and two, re-establish Tyler Perry as a serious dramatic actor...
MediaMikes
When you’re best known for playing a sassy black grandmother it takes a lot of guts to step into shoes formerly worn by Morgan Freeman. So right off the bat I have to give Tyler Perry a tip of the hat. And he more than earns it as he steps into the...
Read review19 Oct 2012
Three Movie Buffs
Going in to this movie I was thinking it can't possibly be as bad as so many critics have claimed. Boy was I wrong. As far as bad movies go, this one is right up there near the top of the list.
Read review21 Oct 2012
Sacramento News & Review
A homicide detective (Tyler Perry) investigates the work of a torturer and killer (Matthew Fox), which causes him, his wife (Carmen Ejogo) and his detective team (Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols) to become targets.
Read review25 Oct 2012
New York Post
Tyler Perry takes off his director’s cap and his housedress to play the alpha-male lead in this cop thriller, which also reveals that Matthew Fox has totally missed his calling. Who knew the sensitive guy from “Lost” was so in touch with his inner psycho?
Read review18 Oct 2012
The A.V. Club
It’s hard to imagine any role played by Morgan Freeman that would make a comfortable fit for Tyler Perry, who’s not exactly the most conventionally authoritative figure on American movie screens. All the same, it’s downright painful to watch Perry...
Read review18 Oct 2012
View London
To be fair, the first half of the film is just about watchable in a trashy sort of way, but it's elbowed into one star territory by a risible, nonsensical final act that includes a poorly conceived, ludicrously implausible car crash scene, a badly...
Read review6 Dec 2012
TotalFilm.com
Just as George Wendt is Norm, now and forever, just as James Gandolfini remains a Soprano, years past his expiration date, so will Tyler Perry continue to be Madea (in the US at least), the excitable drag-granny that has made Perry one of the most...
Read review23 Nov 2012
The Sydney Morning Herald
UNTIL now, Australians have had little chance to get to know Tyler Perry, famed in the US as writer, director and star of a series of films pitched at African-American women (his signature character is a ''pistol-packing grandma'' named Madea).
Read review12 Nov 2012
Cast
| Rachel Nichols | ... | Monica Ashe |
| Matthew Fox | ... | Picasso |
| Tyler Perry | ... | Alex Cross |
| Jean Reno | ... | Leon Mercier |
| Giancarlo Esposito | ... | Daramus Holiday |
| John C. McGinley | ... | Captain Richard Brookwell |
| Cicely Tyson | ... | Nana Mama |
| Chad Lindberg | ... | Chemist |
 | Carmen Ejogo | ... | Maria Cross |
| Stephanie Jacobsen | ... | Fan Yau Lee |
| Yara Shahidi | ... | Janelle Cross |
| Werner Daehn | ... | Erich Nunemacher |
| Sayeed Shahidi | ... | Damon Cross |
| Bonnie Bentley | ... | Detective Jody Klebanoff |
| Edward Burns | ... | Thomas Kane |
 | Jessalyn Wanlim | ... | Paramita Megawati |
 | Ingo Rademacher | ... | Ingo Sacks |
 | Simon Rhee | ... | Fan Yau Bodyguard #3 |
| Marcelo Tubert | ... | Cloche | |
 | Christopher Stadulis | ... | Soon to Be Dead Man #1 |
| Tiren Jhames | ... | Guard Manning Station | |
| Timothy J. Richardson | ... | Soon to Be Dead Man #2 | |
| Darcy Leutzinger | ... | Bomb Squad Head | |
| Christian Mathis | ... | Fight Manager | |
 | Janine Sarnowski | ... | Pedestrian Extra |
| Simenona Martinez | ... | Pop Pop Jones | |
| Matt Frieden | ... | Computer Tech #2 | |
| Brian Jackson | ... | Bomb Squad Member | |
| Chris Wallis | ... | Computer Tech #1 | |
| Keith Cameron | ... | Bodyguard | |
 | Sonny Surowiec | ... | Hans Friedlich |
| Ideene Dehdashti | ... | Screaming Girl | |
| Dave Bender | ... | Lieutenant Max | |
| Barbara Cashulin | ... | Hostess | |
| Peter Lawson Jones | ... | Minister | |
 | Rory Markham | ... | Nenad Stanisic |
 | Tim Sitarz | ... | Packard Plant Rapist |
| Danny Wynands | ... | Fan Yau Bodyguard #2 | |
| Andrew Comrie-Picard | ... | Mercier's Driver | |
| I. Ketut Resi Yogi | ... | Bali Houseboy | |
| I. Wayan Suwita | ... | Bali Police Captain #1 | |
| I. Ketut Arya Wijaya | ... | Bali Police Captain #2 | |
| Steffen Dziczek | ... | Soon to Be Dead Man #3 | |
| Alexandra Ruddy | ... | Brookwell Aide | |
| E. Ray Goodwin | ... | Fan Yau Bodyguard #1 | |
 | Tim Holmes | ... | Referee |
| Eric Frank | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Krishawn Peace | ... | CPA (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Ann Davies | ... | Police Detective (uncredited) | |
 | Ron Causey | ... | MMA Fight Fan (uncredited) |
 | Abe Larkin | ... | Fight Spectator (uncredited) |
 | Sherry Hudak-Weinhardt | ... | Psychiatrist (uncredited) |
| Brandon Landers | ... | Man in Black (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Freij | ... | Punk Rock Street kid (uncredited) | |
| Ron Heisler | ... | Coperation Security Guard #2 (uncredited) | |
| Bill Lumbert | ... | Fight Fan (uncredited) | |
 | Julie Ariane Russell | ... | Ring Girl (uncredited) |
| Steven Hauptman | ... | Fight Fan (uncredited) | |
| Elias Bahri | ... | MMA Security Guard (uncredited) | |
| Rance Martin | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Allan Biggins | ... | Police Officer #1 (uncredited) | |
| Jairus Devon Hill | ... | Punk Rock (uncredited) | |
| DaJuan Rippy | ... | Fight Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Jojuan Westmoreland | ... | Fight Fan (uncredited) | |
| Rebecca Marks | ... | Nurse (uncredited) | |
| Robert Forte Shannon III | ... | Fight Fan (uncredited) | |
| Sherry A Lewis | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Colligan | ... | Corporate Security Guard (uncredited) | |
| Aswan Harris | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
| Madison Stalker | ... | High Roller (uncredited) | |
 | John Dickerson | ... | MMA Fight Fan (uncredited) |
| Travis Bush | ... | Police Officer (uncredited) | |
 | John Newkirk | ... | Forensic Photographer (uncredited) |
 | Dan Anders | ... | Bomb Squad Member (uncredited) |
| Jason Botsford | ... | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| Carly francavilla | ... | Sexy Girl (uncredited) | |
 | Robert Graziosi | ... | Attorney in Courthouse (uncredited) |
| Pennie-Marie Hawkins | ... | Child Protective Service Worker (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Hill | ... | Guy Placing Bet with Bookie (uncredited) | |
| Tim Jenkins | ... | Boxing Match Onlooker (uncredited) | |
| Derick Mayes | ... | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Nelisse | ... | Funeral Guest (uncredited) | |
| Joseph O'Brien | ... | Detective (uncredited) | |
 | Terri Partyka | ... | Child Protection Agency Worker (uncredited) |
 | Brent Reichert | ... | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| John Riddlebaugh | ... | Restaurant Patron #2 (uncredited) | |
| Stephanie Schaberg | ... | Boxing Match Onlooker (uncredited) | |
 | Douglas Slygh | ... | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| Joseph Smith | ... | MMA Fight Fan (uncredited) | |
| Eric Tuchelske | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Curtis Lee Vest | ... | MMA Tournament High Roller (uncredited) | |
| Deanna Sherman | ... | Pedestrian #2 (uncredited) | |
| Tiffany Becton | ... | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| Tiffani Elise Edwards | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Viktor Monroe | ... | Upscale Patron at Fight Match (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Y. Wong | ... | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | |
| Mary Mac | ... | Extra (uncredited) | |
 | Charles W. Bailey | ... | Street Extra (uncredited) |
| Mel Chude | ... | K-Rash (uncredited) | |
| Annette Lawless | ... | Detective (uncredited) |
Production
| Director: | Rob Cohen |
| Producer: | Bill Block (producer) |
| Steve Bocsi (executive producer) | |
| Steve Bowen (producer) | |
| Remington Chase (executive producer) | |
| Randall Emmett (producer) | |
| George Furla (executive producer) | |
| Leopoldo Gout (producer) | |
| Paul Hanson (producer) | |
| Stepan Martirosyan (executive producer) | |
| James Patterson (producer) | |
| Jeff Rice (executive producer) | |
| Christopher J. Corabi (executive producer) | |
| John Friedberg (executive producer) | |
| Marina Grasic (executive producer) | |
| Jan Korbelin (executive producer) | |
| Ethan Smith (executive producer) | |
| Writer: | Marc Moss (screenplay) and) |
| Kerry Williamson (screenplay) | |
| James Patterson (based on the novel "Cross" by) | |
| Composer: | John Debney |
| Cinematographer: | Ricardo Della Rosa (director of photography) |
| Editing: | Thom Noble |
| Matt Diezel | |
| Casting: | Ronna Kress |
| Production Design: | Laura Fox |
| Art Director: | Charles Varga |
| Set Decorator: | Gabriella Villarreal |
| Costume Design: | Abigail Murray |
| Makeup: | Pierce Austin (personal hair stylist: Tyler Perry) |
| Shannon Bakeman (hair department head) | |
| Jodi Byrne (additional makeup artist) | |
| Amber Crowe (key makeup artist) | |
| Kevin J Edwards (key hair stylist) | |
| Kimberly Jones (special makeup effects artist) | |
| Robert Kurtzman (special effects makeup supervisor) | |
| Production Management: | Robin Mulcahy Fisichella (production supervisor) |
| Ethan Smith (unit production manager) |
Companies
| Production Studio: | QED International |
| Envision Entertainment Corporation | |
| IAC Productions |
| Hungary | 8 Nov 2012 | |
| United States | 15 Oct 2012 | |
| United Kingdom | 30 Nov 2012 | |
| New Zealand | 1 Nov 2012 | |
| Spain | 16 Nov 2012 | |
| Singapore | 29 Nov 2012 | |
| Australia | 8 Nov 2012 | |
| Bulgaria | 9 Nov 2012 | |
| Netherlands | 6 Dec 2012 | |
| Russian Federation | 18 Oct 2012 | |
| France | 19 Dec 2012 | |
| Belgium | 9 Jan 2013 | |
| Philippines | 17 Oct 2012 | |
 | Israel | 19 Oct 2012 |
| Hong Kong | 15 Nov 2012 | |
| Brazil | 7 Dec 2012 | |
 | Kuwait | 8 Nov 2012 |
| Poland | 9 Nov 2012 | |
 | Iceland | 30 Nov 2012 |
| Ireland | 30 Nov 2012 | |
| Malaysia | 6 Dec 2012 | |
| Taiwan | 7 Dec 2012 | |
| Portugal | 3 Jan 2013 | |
| Japan | 12 Jan 2013 | |
| Czech Republic | 10 Jan 2013 | |
| Croatia | 18 Oct 2012 | |
| Sweden | 13 Mar 2013 | |
| Mexico | 1 Feb 2013 | |
| Germany | 11 Feb 2013 | |
| Korea, Republic of | 14 Mar 2013 |
