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This film is based off the character Alex Cross created by James Patterson, and is the character's third film appearance. Psychologist and police lieutenant Alex Cross is called in to investigate a murder and torture incident of a young woman. This pulls Cross and his team, Thomas Kane and Monica Ashe, into a pursuit of a deranged killer nicknamed Picasso. Only now, Picasso makes his attack personal by murdering Cross' wife and one of his associates.
This film was directed by Rob Cohen. This film was made to be a an action and crime mystery film, but there is no real mystery to it. The villain is quickly identified and established. There is also no breadcrumbs to provide the mystery of who hired the assassin was. That being said the story is highly predictable for these types of films. However, for a twist it ends on a surprising dark note. Unfortunately, it leaves an uneasy look at the character who was made to be the perfect hero. There is some major violence in this film, but a lot of it is hinted at. This violence did lead to some controversy with United Airlines. Anyway, there is a lot of fast paced action that suits the film. There isn't much emotional connection created for the characters, and many of them remain too stereotypical. Tyler Perry played the role of Alex Cross. He gave Alex Cross a softer feel. Edward Burns played the role of Thomas Kane. His character constantly gave the impression that he was unneeded for anything. Matthew Fox played the role of Picasso. He was good as the deranged killer. Unlike most modern films, he gave no reason to like his character.
I give this film 3 out of 5 stars! It is a good general detective action film. It only fails in that there is no sympathy for the characters and the story is predictable.
Answer to last blog: Actress Leven Ramblin, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, also starred in the film The Hunger Games.
Que: What popular television show is actor Matthew Fox from?
Supernatural
Lost
Game of Thrones
Walking Dead
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