Halfway through
watching a shocking dull and vacant Tyler Perry sleepwalk his way through playing
James Patterson’s famed detective “Alex Cross,” the actor who should be playing
the role arrives for a cameo that kills. Giancarlo Esposito. You know his face.
“Breaking Bad.” “Usual Suspects.” He scorches screen as a mob boss called on by
Cross as the stalwart detective sinks to “Untouchables” methods to bag the
psychotic assassin/kick boxer/artist (!!) who killed his wife. That’s the main plot,
set up by a starved-looking Matthew Fox (“Lost”) as the thrice-talented loon
slow-tortures and kills a woman and then goes gonzo across Detroit in a
mysterious spree that leads to a massively unsurprising conspiracy of typical
James Patterson pedigree. But forget the forgettable plot. Back to Perry. Love
or hate his “Madea” films, he is undeniably entertaining, and can own a screen.
Here, he’s outclassed by furniture. A stiff on moving legs, sans zombie
makeup. Is he tired? Put off by the rough (but PG-13) material laid out by
director Rob Cohen? I have no idea. “Cross” opens DOA, and save Esposito’s blip, stays a flatliner. D
Saturday, June 22, 2013
Alex Cross (2012)
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Rob Cohen,
thriller,
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