Alex Cross (2012)

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Release Date: October 17, 2012
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Starring: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Rachel Nichols, Edward Burns
Director: Rob Cohen
Screenwriter: James Patterson, Kerry Williamson, Marc Moss
Studio: Summit Entertainment

Plot: "Alex Cross" follows the homicide detective/psychologist (Tyler Perry), from the worldwide best-selling novels by James Patterson, as he meets his match in a serial killer (Matthew Fox). 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.

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Tyler Perry plays Crusading Detective/Psychologist Alex Cross meets his match when he goes against the psychotic, mob hit man, Michael "The Butcher" Sullivan (Matthew Fox). As Cross investigates the hit man's gruesome murders, Cross vows to hunt down the killer if it's the last thing he does. However, Sullivan is a mastermind and continues to evade Cross while pushing him to an ethical breaking point as a cop and a father. As Cross closes in on the killer, he discovers evidence that points to the unimaginable—a revelation that could change everything and a role previously held by Morgan Freeman in “Kiss the Girls” and “Along Came a Spider.



“I am sure a lot of people were confounded when they heard Tyler was doing this character after Morgan Freeman did the role in earlier movies,” says director Rob Cohen. “Tyler usually sticks to his own productions but if you read Jim’s books, the character is a 40-year-old guy who is a big and physical; that’s Tyler. He’s truer to the Patterson character from the books than what was previously done on screen with Morgan.”


For his part, Perry admits to a little bit of trepidation stepping into the role.
“Knowing that Morgan Freeman had done this role was very, very intimidating but also thrilling to know I took on something that Morgan said yes to,” says Perry.



“Tyler is physically perfect,” says Patterson. “And he’s going to blow people’s minds how good he is in a dramatic role because people have seen him do comedy and a little bit of drama but nothing like this.”
“Jim knew that this movie was important because it’s the origin story of the character. Since he created the character nearly 20 years ago, television is now chock full of procedural investigations that are ‘walk-and-talks’ so we had to take this to another level,” says producer Bill Block.



“It’s more of a man-hunt movie,” says producer Paul Hanson, “and from a visual standpoint, there are locations that would be nearly impossible to recreate which adds to the cinematic experience. But to create that experience we needed someone who could envision things we couldn’t imagine and we got pretty lucky that Rob Cohen said yes.”

Cohen saw the potential in the script but realized that the Cross character had to be re-imagined from the books as well as the two movies (Along Came a Spider, Kiss The Girls). While the director, renowned for his direction of numerous action-oriented movies, realized that the cinematic experience he wanted to create could only truly come alive with some out-of-the-box casting.

Cohen met Perry in 2010 when he saw the actor in the stage production of “Madea’s Family Reunion.”
“I wanted to see what the Tyler Perry phenomenon was all about and after the show when we met I was amazed at how big he was and I told him, ‘You could be an action movie star’ and he sort of laughed and said ‘well, maybe we’ll work something out.’” says Cohen.

“Then, as luck would have it, Bill Block called me about this movie and wants to know what I thought about Tyler playing Cross and I told Bill that with his acting chops, his physical size and commanding voice that Tyler doing the role is a great idea.”



Those qualities that Perry possesses are exactly what Patterson envisioned when he created the character of Cross nearly 20 years ago.

“Morgan is a great actor. But Tyler is much closer to the Alex Cross in books, physically and age-wise, in terms of his ability to do action,” says Patterson.

Perry had to undergo some rigorous training in the self-defense art of KravMagra used by hundreds of law enforcement agencies. “I trained about three times a week and it’s the most ***-kicking workout I’ve ever experienced,” says Perry.

Perry also went on ride-alongs with Atlanta homicide policeman to get some first-hand experience and from the movie’s armorer Darcy Leutzinger, learned how to handle weapons.
With unstoppable action, and unforeseeable twists, this suspenseful action thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat.

“ALEX CROSS” is released and distributed by Solar Entertainment Corporation.

Showing on October 17, 2012

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MATTHEW FOX is best known for his role as Dr. Jack Shephard in J.J. Abrams award-winning smash-hit series “Lost.” For this role, he jointly won the 2005 SAG Ensemble Award, as well as being nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy for Outstanding Leading Man in a Drama Series. His other television work includes the popular Golden Globe award-winning series “Party of Five.” He recently made his theater debut as 'Bobby' in Neil Labute'sIn a Forest, Dark & Deep, for which he received rave reviews. For film, his credits include Speed Racer, Vantage Point, Smokin' Aces, We are Marshall and the forthcoming movies Billy Smoke and World War Z starring Brad Pitt. In unstoppable action, and unforeseeable twists, ‘Alex Cross’, Matthew Fox plays the baddie role and arch adversary of private investigator Alex Cross played by Tyler Perry.

When it came to casting Cross’ adversary, Cohen went against conventional wisdom which would have led him to who would make the best villain. Cohen’s take on it was that it should be somebody who could have played the hero, thus accentuating the ambiguity of the character. “I met Matthew Fox for another movie and while it didn’t happen for us, I came away with the impression that he was intense guy and I remembered him.

“I thought if he could somehow wrap his mind around a villain of this proportion that he would be amazing and I really think he rose to the occasion of playing it,” says Cohen.



To elevate the movie to another level, Cohen believed that it was essential Fox transform himself into something neither an audience nor the actor himself were familiar with. “Matt put himself physically and emotionally on to a whole different level,” says Cohen. “This is a villain unlike anything anyone has seen.”
Fox lost nearly 35 lbs. for the role creating a visage that has him looking gaunt, nearly skeletal yet leaving behind only sinew and muscle on his 6’2” frame.

“Rob is just a very, very cool director with amazing taste,” says Fox. “He told me and I agreed—months before we started filming—that playing this part was going to require a big commitment physically. I felt I had to lose a lot of weight and get shredded down so that on the outside Picasso looked like someone who would have these disturbing ideas.”

In a way, Patterson and then the filmmakers have constructed Cross as the most American of icons: a lone sheriff in the old west who enforces the law and looks for justice where he can find it.
“He’s a civilized man who, as the movie goes on, loses his civilization one layer at a time until he’s down in the depths with Picasso,” notes Cohen.

By contrast Picasso’s twisted sense of logic has him inflicting pain his victims or even himself, as he believes this is the only time that a person can be totally free. “He captures the moment with agonizing Cubist-like sketches because the character becomes more and more obsessed with the actual moment of death,” says Fox of his role. “In his mind, he’s giving his victims a moment of truly being alive before they die.

“He’s very much of an existentialist and the notion of shattering people’s constructs of right and wrong and the way the world should work, but he’s essentially chaos personified.”

Perry recalls his one and only non-acting encounter with Fox: “We met at the production office and he says, ‘I’m Matthew.’ I say, ‘I’m Tyler and this will be the only time we’ll be talking until we’re done.’ And he says, ‘yep, you’re right,’ and we went in separate directions.”

“ALEX CROSS” is released and distributed by Solar Entertainment Corporation.

Showing on October 17, 2012

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Pretty tough sell there...given that Pinoys aren't familiar with Mr. Perry's body of work.

I just hope that this film will launch his international profile...AFAIK none of the "Madea" films he stars/writes/produces ever got released outside of the US

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hardback; 393 pages
copyright 2006
ISBN-10: 0-316-15979-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-316-15979-1


CROSS - JAMES PATTERSON




Among the villains Alex Cross has face -- Gary Soneji, Casanova, Kyle Craig, the Wolf--- one psychopath tops them all. Alex knows him as his wife's killer.

# 1 BEST SELLING AUTHOR JAMES PATTERSON RETURNS WITH THE PINNACLE OF ALEX CROSS THRILLERS.

Alex Cross was a rising star in the Washington, DC, police department when an unknown shooter gunned down his wife, Maria, in front of him. Alex's need for vengeance was placed on hold as he face another huge challenge --- raising his children without their mother.

THE MOST TERRIFYING CROSS EVER.

Years later Alex is making a bold move in his life. He has left the FBI and set up practice as a psychologist once again. His life with Nana Mama, Damon, Janine, and little Alex finally feels like it's in order. He even has a chance at a new love.

Then Cross's former partner John Sampson calls in a favor. He is tracking a serial rapist in Georgetown, one whose brutal modus operandi includes threatening his victims with terrifying photos. Cross and Sampson need the testimonies of these women to stop the predator, but the victims refuse to reveal anything about their attacker.

THE MOST EMOTIONAL CROSS EVER.

When the case triggers a connection to Maria's death, Alex may have a chance to catch his wife's murderer after all theses years. Will justice be served at long last? Or is this the culminating scene in his own deadly obsession?

From the man USA Today has called the "master of the genre, " Cross is the high-velocity thriller James Patterson's and Alex Cross's fans have waited years to read.


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Alex Cross

The movie was adapted from the twelfth Alex Cross novel Cross by James Patterson. It is the first lead role movie of Tyler which he did not direct. This film will leave a trail of suspenseful moments that would keep you into the edge of your seat.

Dr. Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) is a great police detective, who swore to seek revenge after his wife died in front of him in their anniversary. The reason, he disrupted the path of a trained assassin (Matthew Fox) in killing a rich businessman. With exceptional skills of this man who loves inflicting pain in his victims, Cross with his partner Tommy (Edward Burns) needs to work together to outsmart him and be one step ahead of the killer before it's too late.



It's a good action film, with a lot of mind games and chases all throughout that makes it entertaining. The only downside of this film is the poor camera angles especially in the fight scenes which is a little bit shaky. The final clash between the Cross and Picasso was also unacceptable because we think it should have been done better. Though the emotions of each character were strongly felt and catches the attention of the audience.

It's a battle between two guys, a duel between Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox . Their performance was outstanding especially Fox in showing a lot of character in his psycho killer role. He effectively shows the adequate attitude of a remorseless assassin. Tyler Perry was also good but it much have been better if they chose a much slimmer versatile actor for this role.



Overall, Alex Cross is a decent action flick that just failed to have memorable moments that would leave a mark. It would keep you thrilled but the scenes are quickly forgettable. Matthew Fox completely carried this film with his enjoyable performance that brought the intensity all throughout. It's just failed to have a strong kick in the end that could make this good film into a great movie.

Rating 7 out of 10 stars

Casts: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols

Directed By: Rob Cohen
Distributed By: Solar-UIP
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Alex Cross (2012)




Rating: 6/10

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Movie review: Tyler Perry disappoints as titular cop in 'Alex Cross'
BY MIKHAIL LECAROS October 28, 2012 3:18pm


Tyler Perry is miscast as the title character in Alex Cross.

Tyler Perry stars as the titular character in “Alex Cross,” which features New York Times bestselling author James Patterson’s famed psychiatrist-turned-police-detective, in a case that puts his not-inconsiderable deductive talents to the test. His nemesis here is The Butcher/Picasso, played by Matthew Fox (TV's "Lost"), virtually unrecognizable as a killer whose motivations are as enigmatic as his methods are brutal.

Loosely based on “Cross,” the 12th novel featuring the character, “Alex Cross” is intended as a reintroduction to the series for modern audiences. Now, the idea of a reboot isn’t unusual in and of itself, but Tyler Perry is no Morgan Freeman (who portrayed Cross in “Along Came a Spider” and “Kiss the Girls”) and, sadly, it shows.

Indeed, when casting for “Alex Cross” was announced, Patterson fans were bewildered by the replacement of Freeman with Perry after the far-more-qualified (than Perry) Idris Elba (“Thor,” TV’s “The Wire”) had to back out.

Perry—acting here for only the second time in a film he neither wrote nor directed—is a performer best known for his portrayal of cantankerous, gun-toting grandmother Madea over the course of seven comedies (a term I use here lightly) and assorted TV appearances. While, for all we know, the man may be an actor of considerable skill and range, these are qualities he fails to bring to the table here.

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