Alex Cross (USA Feb 5)

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Blu-ray review
Movie 2.5
Video 4.5
Audio 5.0
Extras 2.0
Overall 3.0

Alex Cross Blu-ray Review
Tyler Perry trades in cross-dressing for Cross.
Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman, January 26, 2013

Alex Cross Blu-ray, Overall Score and Recommendation

Alex Cross probably isn't the complete disaster that some critics made it out to be in its theatrical release, but that doesn't mean it's great, either. There's just a jarring disconnect between the relatively realistic (if awfully deductive) Alex Cross and the over the top villain he's pitted against. It's beyond even a showdown between, say, Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty and plays more like Sherlock Holmes against Magneto. The film looks quite handsome, and truth be told Perry is a lot better than even I would have expected, but the lion's share of the acting honors here go to Fox for a really disturbing (but effective) turn as an obviously insane killer. Fans of the Patterson novels might want to check this out as a rental, but I strongly doubt Perry's rabid regular fan base is going to be storming the battlements to see their erstwhile Madea playing it straight for a change.

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