Along Came a Spider

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Jerod S Alex Cross is a great character and the stories are solid. This film didn't live up to the original - but was still entertaining. Potter is a great character to be a traitor. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Louise J Took a good book and made a krap film. Good cast, but my goodness they butchered some good material... Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/07/25 Full Review Jacob B I think Kiss the Girls was better. This wasn't really a bad film but it felt like it did some things worse than that film. The preceding film did have a good-enough prologue establishing Alex Cross to the audience whilst this stand-alone sequel's cold open had a prologue that I think would've worked better if they were flashbacks, due to how disconnected it feels from the rest of the movie. Also, it had, even for 2001, a very obvious CGI car crash with the unnaturally fast-moving animation being a dead giveaway. Foreshadowing for this director's work on James Bond's first 21st-century cinematic adventure, perhaps? And the climax is similar to the first film where an apparent ally was evil all along. But Along Came a Spider is otherwise still a decent crime thriller with yet another terrific performance from Morgan Freeman, - shame he never did a third film - some genuinely good moments of suspense and good old-fashioned detective work and Michael Wincott making for a sinister, and memorable, villain. One of his first scenes where he's wearing a Mission Impossible-style mask was a bit far-fetched though. Especially since nothing outlandish ever shows up again. Also, give this film credit where it's due. The abducted girl at least tries her best to escape rather than being a generic little damsel in distress waiting for Alex Cross to come rescue her and even figuring out near the end that somebody's not being completely honest about their intentions. Overall, while I wouldn't call these great films, - to the point that their lack of any real pop culture impact put the kibosh on any chance of James Patterson novels getting wide, mainstream film adaptations, with only mini-majors and VOD companies being willing to greenlight movies based off of his work - these are passable crime thrillers, even if there are far superior options out there. And knowing how infamous the reputation of the Tyler Perry reboot is, I'm sure it makes this duology's merits stick out more. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/08/24 Full Review Dave C I loved this when I was younger. It is a good story, containing a number of twists, though the casting choices aren't the strongest - aside from MF of course, and this lets it down as it leaves things a bit woody in places Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/16/24 Full Review Cody W With so many plot twists left and right, I would assume that everybody would be pretty tired after what happened. Well, not for me! ALONG CAME A SPIDER kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the entire movie. I literally think that Morgan Freeman should really play Alex Cross again when he gets a chance. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/24 Full Review angela g really good movie i like this one Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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