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Ceetar Nov 02 2012 07:53 AM

Alex Cross, based on the novels by James Patterson which he's been writing for years. (I never saw Kiss the Girls or Along Came a Spider) 'based on' very loosely of course. I enjoy these types of movies, but hell, I should stop seeing movies based on books I've read. I like the Bourne books/movies too, but they're completely unrelated. I'd give this movie 4/10 X's myself. It wasn't bad, entertaining enough I guess if simple, but it was a complete bastardization of all the characters. And I say this not having read a Cross novel in a couple of years. Patterson, even if he seems to churn out these types of novels, has a way of really describing the depravity that motivates serial killers, and there was almost none of this with Matthew Fox (and nothing like his character on Lost, who may be more like Cross) playing Picasso, who I think was a character in the books at least, though I don't remember. I don't typically like Tyler Perry in his comedy stuff, but I thought he did a good job with Cross, but I don't think the character itself was a good portrayal of how I remember him from the books. MINOR SPOILERS HERE IF YOU'VE NEVER READ THE BOOKS I think they played him more as a avenging angel type character and in the books he just seems more of a do-gooder that wants to do the right thing even though sometimes he doesn't. The anger and revenge bit is the exception to the rule, is the story that drives his character, versus in the movie him justifying that bit as the 'right thing to do'. Maybe I'm just reading into a bit. Making it take place in Detroit and being pre-FBI and pre-Washington seem to take out all the interesting backstory out of the character and his parents aren't even mentioned. Even Nana comes off more as a nagging old mother than the strong-willed 'conscience' that keeps Cross on the right path. bah, I was disappointed, but at least I got to watch a movie in relative warmth out of my cold apartment.

cooby Nov 06 2012 08:55 AM Re: Alex Cross

I'd like to see this. Two questions first though: Is MamaNana in it? I hate her. ** Are his kids in it? Waaaaaaaay too unbelievably good natured. ** You already answered this. Drat, she is.

Ceetar Nov 06 2012 09:00 AM Re: Alex Cross

cooby wrote: I'd like to see this. Two questions first though: Is MamaNana in it? I hate her. ** Are his kids in it? Waaaaaaaay too unbelievably good natured. ** You already answered this. Drat, she is. she's only got a handful of scenes, about as much as the kids. Really it's only one kid that and i'm not really sure why they bother.

metirish Nov 06 2012 09:20 AM Re: Alex Cross

The early books were good, James Patterson long ago jumped the shark on the series I think. He was just pump9ing out drivel that his large fan base gobbled up. I can't remember the last Cross book I liked....perhaps it ws The Big Bad Wolf. Totally agree with Cooby on MamaNana and the kids.......good call. I have zero interest in seeing this movie.

Ceetar Nov 06 2012 09:52 AM Re: Alex Cross

metirish wrote: The early books were good, James Patterson long ago jumped the shark on the series I think. He was just pump9ing out drivel that his large fan base gobbled up. I can't remember the last Cross book I liked....perhaps it ws The Big Bad Wolf. Totally agree with Cooby on MamaNana and the kids.......good call. I have zero interest in seeing this movie. I clearly should've seen 6 assassins or whatever that movie was, but the selection of watchable flics wasn't high and they had power.

metirish Nov 06 2012 10:00 AM Re: Alex Cross

Ceetar wrote: metirish wrote: The early books were good, James Patterson long ago jumped the shark on the series I think. He was just pump9ing out drivel that his large fan base gobbled up. I can't remember the last Cross book I liked....perhaps it ws The Big Bad Wolf. Totally agree with Cooby on MamaNana and the kids.......good call. I have zero interest in seeing this movie. I clearly should've seen 6 assassins or whatever that movie was, but the selection of watchable flics wasn't high and they had power. LOL.....not giving you a hard time for going to see it........

Ceetar Nov 06 2012 12:22 PM Re: Alex Cross

metirish wrote: metirish wrote: The early books were good, James Patterson long ago jumped the shark on the series I think. He was just pump9ing out drivel that his large fan base gobbled up. I can't remember the last Cross book I liked....perhaps it ws The Big Bad Wolf. Totally agree with Cooby on MamaNana and the kids.......good call. I have zero interest in seeing this movie. I clearly should've seen 6 assassins or whatever that movie was, but the selection of watchable flics wasn't high and they had power. LOL.....not giving you a hard time for going to see it........ no, but my wife is ;-)