Director saves the day

Rob Cohen masterfully rescues "Alex Cross" from a horrid script

By Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 19, 2012

~~<p>There is one thing interesting about “Alex Cross,” and if you miss this, you’ve missed the whole movie.</p>
<p>It’s not the story — that’s worse than mediocre. It’s not the lead actor — nothing wrong with Tyler Perry, but as an action star he’s no Vin Diesel. And it’s not the dialogue, which has a clunker every other scene. It’s the direction.</p>
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There is one thing interesting about “Alex Cross,” and if you miss this, you’ve missed the whole movie.

It’s not the story — that’s worse than mediocre. It’s not the lead actor — nothing wrong with Tyler Perry, but as an action star he’s no Vin Diesel. And it’s not the dialogue, which has a clunker every other scene. It’s the direction. Login for more...