A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled hired killer who specializes in torture and pain.
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
Stephany Jacobsen
- Fan Yau Lee
- (as Stephanie Jacobsen)
Trick-Trick
- Fight Manager
- (as Christian Mathis)
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Did you know
- TriviaThere are references in the novel "Cross" to both Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry. The reference to Freeman may be homage to his role as Alex Cross in Kiss the Girls (1997) and Along Came a Spider (2001).
- GoofsFan Yau Lee's dossier states that she received an MBA from a university in Shanghai, China and was then awarded a "Rhodes Scholarship". Rhodes Scholarships are awarded to deserving individuals from fourteen specified geographic constituencies. Mostly, these geographic constituencies are present or former commonwealth countries of the United Kingdom. None of them are in China.
- Quotes
Picasso: Confucius said, "When setting off on a path of revenge, dig two graves."
Alex Cross: That's fine with me as long as you're in one of them.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Big Review: Fall Trailer Park (2012)
- SoundtracksAll Our Secrets Are the Same
Written by Rob Cohen (as Rob Cashulin), Randy Edelman, and Jackie DeShannon
Performed by Jackie DeShannon
On Camera Piano Solo by Yara Shahidi
Featured review
Aside from the acting, directing, casting, cinematography, cutting, special effects, and script there was nothing wrong with this film. I've read a half dozen James Patterson novels and they go fine with a domestic, factory made, mass produced (like his books) beer if you just want to kill time in a deck chair. It took a couple hits of Old Crow to get through this turkey, however. Prepare yourself, if you dare, for an embarrassingly clichéd and stereotypical performance by Cicely Tyson as Alex's mother, Giancarlo Esposito caricaturing himself, and a painful more than laughable attempt at Pulp Fiction style banter by Tyler Perry and Ed Burns (who doesn't even measure up to Edd Byrnes' level of mediocrity). We are also "treated" to another "man flying through the air from a bomb blast and emerging unscathed from the fireball" fantasy so prevalent in trashy American films (compare this bit to the Polish miniseries "Wataha" to see what a blast would really do).
In sharp contrast to the rest of this schlock, however, is Mathew Fox's riveting and inspired performance as an assassin. Truly creepy and worth seeing even if you have to watch the rest of this Amateur Night at the Movies offering (hence 4 stars rather than one). For a similar plot, similar dénoument, and similar psycho assasin (Snake, in this case), but done with talent, artistry, and skill, check out Golgo 13: The Professional (1983).
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- Also known as
- Alex Cross: en la mente del asesino
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,888,412
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,396,768
- Oct 21, 2012
- Gross worldwide
- $34,618,867
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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