Everything works well but Tyler Perry is the main problem with this surprisingly decent film.

Wanted to watch a crime thriller and figured this would be okay. Couldn't stomach 5 minutes of this film because it was so dreadful. Yikes, that's 5 minutes I can't get back.

I was half way through reading all of the Cross Books when this came out and so excited for this show to come out. It was soooo off target from the books that it almost made me stop reading the series. I mean the plot was nothing like the book and we had to get the whole racial stuff in there like it is 2021 still. Not to mention why does everyone in hollywood want to make everything so dark you can barely see what the heck is going on

I rented this movie based on the scene in which the Matthew Fox character shoots a rocket from the commuter train. Other than that, this movie is unadulterated crap! I have never seen a Matthew Perry film until this one. He is a terrible actor along with the rest of the ensemble. The screenwriters must have a taken too many hits to come with this haphazard screenplay. I feel sorry for Mr. Fox as he clearly lost a great deal of weight and worked his ass off in the weight room to achieve the physique he has in this movie.

Just another unoriginal detective series that quickly becomes predictable. There is no originality in the writing, acting or visualization. Don’t waste your time.

Tyler Perry & Matthew Fox were great casting choices, but the poor direction, awful editing and an even worse script keep this movie from being just passably entertaining.

Didn't like it. It was almost boring and dumb.

PROLOGUE: Well, this certainly wasn't the direction I was expecting Jack Shephard's character arc to go after that big twist in Lost S3's ending scene but hey, at least Matthew Fox seems to be getting a kick out of playing someone who's not trying to fix everything. REVIEW: Not really a complete trainwreck but hardly a good movie either, Alex Cross does have good performances and a few decent scenes of suspenseful or tearjerking moments but the eye-rolling dialogue, bad action scenes and predictable story make this adaptation of the James Patterson bestseller a mostly-forgettable film that makes the Morgan Freeman films' merits stand out more.

I have to partially disagree with the critics on this one. I thought the direction was one of the saving graces of this film. Because it was a fairly good looking picture. The sets were nice, lots of different locations, and decent cinematography. It's just that, what was filmed wasn't all that interesting. You know, we have a detective that's so good at his job, that all the answers just come to him. (Things happen so easily that their not believable or the least bit exciting). Our "bad guy" doesn't feel menacing at all and his motivation isn't really made clear. The script was underwhelming, the plot didn't always make sense, and everyone was mostly lacking any discernable emotions. The cast was okay for the most part... No "big" names but a lot of familiar faces. I will say that things got a little better in the second half of the film. You could actually tell that characters were feeling ways about stuff for a change. But the story was still so uninteresting and messy that was hard care what was going on. A lazy attempt at a cop movie, that was simply going through the motions.

I enjoyed it. I'm not a pro movie watcher. I just liked the fast pace & I like Tyler Perry. I don't need CannesFilmFest stuff. Btw, the German industrialist character, Erich Nunemacher, reminds me of Elon Musk.

Not bad, thought it was going to be a lot worse. It was ok.

James Patterson created an incredibly deep, complex character in Alex Cross. Morgan Freeman played him well in 2 films. Now, it was time for 3-itis. Change significant parts of the character and his supporting cast. Transplant the film to a setting alien to the character and refuse to use the rogue's gallery Patterson has already created. A recipe for disaster that makes this film unwatchable. From leaden dialogue to a ponderous plot, Alex Cross should be shown to every aspiring film writer as how NOT to adapt a novel to the screen.

The story is decent, but not lead with much flair at all. Perry and Fox are both totally committed here, trying their best, but they are both unconvincing in their roles. It's unfortunate, this character deserves better.

When the villain starts clipping off fingers of his semi-comatose, but aware, victim, that's when I shut the film off

No bags, worst movie I've seen in forever! One of the worst of 531 so far, and that's really saying something. I just don't know how many more bad movies I can bare. This movie was so bland and generic that there's like nothing to even point out. Maybe half a bag for Mathew fox's popcorn physique, he was striated, which is hard to do natural. Of course he was way lean here, he needed some of that food they had at the funeral scene.

Story/Screenplay: (3.5/5) An engaging action crime drama that introduces the audience to Alex Cross. Although a few scenes were unrealistic, the villain in this film was a good counter to Cross and their cat and mouse exchanges helped drive interest throughout the story. Duration/Tempo: (3.5/5) At 1 hour and 41 minutes, it's a shorter than average movie that felt about the same. Cast & Crew: (3.5/5) Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox were very good, as was Edward Burns. Summary: (3.5/5) The story and cast were both good and the film felt a little short. A thumbs up.

Pretty much your ordinarily standardized, decent novel-based thriller that may seem better printed but nonetheless cinematically effective, albeit without unleashing fully, by opposing performances between Perry at his toughest and Fox simply replicating nastiest depiction. (B)

Nothing special. Poor script. Lots of action.

I didn’t have much hope for Alex Cross. The other two movies featuring this character were not bad, but did little to truly excite me. So, how could I possibly believe that an OK movie would be even halfway decent when you replace Morgan Freeman with Tyler Perry? I’m still debating if this guy has any acting talent at all. But to my surprise, I found Alex Cross to be only slightly worse than those original film adaptations. It still wasn’t a great movie, and I would choose many other thrillers over this one, but it appears the source material has enough solid storytelling in order to keep me interested even in a version starring Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox. That being said, I’m not surprised that this did little to inspire audiences and start up a new franchise based on James Patterson’s novels. I did like the cat-and-mouse game that goes on throughout Alex Cross. Like a chess match, it has those moments where you’re forced to question who has the upper hand, and who has thought ahead far enough to come out on top. There are a number of exciting scenes that got me invested and they did a good job of raising the stakes for our protagonist so that it was more than a job, it was personal. Where the movie falls flat is in the mystery. This kind of story thrives on investigation, and seeing how the detectives will put the clues together. Not only was the puzzle they were trying to solve uninteresting, but the way they piece it together is rudimentary and mediocre. There are brief moments of excitement in Alex Cross, but it still lacks something to make it stand out among all the other mystery-thrillers out there.

I quite like this movie.