Alex Cross (film)

Alex Cross is a 2012 American crimeactionthriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Tyler Perry as the titular character and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. This is the third film appearance of the character Alex Cross, the main character in a series of novels by James Patterson. Cross was previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls 1997 and Along Came a Spider 2001. In 2010, Idris Elba was hired to play Cross but he was replaced by Perry. Filming took place in 2011. The film was released on October 19, 2012 in the United States and Canada. It was panned by critics and became a box office bomb.

Chief of Police Richard Brookwell John C. McGinley calls Cross and his partner, Tommy Kane Edward Burns, to the crime scene. On the way there, Cross tells Kane about Marias pregnancy and the FBIs offer, and correctly guesses that Kane is secretly dating their colleague, Monica Ashe Rachel Nichols. Investigating Yaus murder, Cross deduces that the killer is former military, specifically former Special Forces based on his tactics, and is a professional assassin. Cross finds a charcoal sketch left behind by the killer in the style of the artist Picasso, leading to the murderer being nicknamed after him. While examining the sketch, Cross deduces that Picassos next target is German businessman Erich Nunemarcher Werner Daehn. Cross, Kane and Ashe go to Nunemarchers office, but he has his own heavily armed security and tells the police that he has no need of their help. Picasso, however, is already inside the building but is prevented from killing Nunemarcher by Cross, and escapes after being shot in the shoulder by Kane.Cross realizes the real target is billionaire CEO Giles Mercier Jean Reno. Cross informs Mercier that Picasso might be trying to kill him. While there, Cross, Kane, and Ashe meet Merciers assistant, who they deduce is a cocaine addict. ........

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