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6.3/10 • 1.9K

2001-04-061h 44m

CrimeMysteryThrillerAction

The game is far from over.

After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom.

Directors
Lee Tamahori
Editors
Neil Travis

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  1. Morgan Freeman

    Morgan Freeman

    Alex Cross

  2. Monica Potter

    Monica Potter

    Jezzie Flannigan

  3. Michael Wincott

    Michael Wincott

    Gary Soneji

  4. Dylan Baker

    Dylan Baker

    Ollie McArthur

  5. Mika Boorem

    Mika Boorem

    Megan Rose

  6. Anton Yelchin

    Anton Yelchin

    Dimitri Starodubov

  7. Kim Hawthorne

    Kim Hawthorne

    Agent Hickey

  8. Jay O. Sanders

    Jay O. Sanders

    Kyle Craig

  9. Billy Burke

    Billy Burke

    Ben Devine

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Wuchak

Jun 20, 2020

5/10

Good, but farfetched with an eye-rolling ‘big reveal’ D.C. forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) investigates when a senator’s daughter is kidnapped from a private school by a man obsessed with the infamous Lindbergh abduction (Michael Wincott). A secret service agent at the school assists him on the case (Monica Potter). “Along Came a Spider” (2001) is an improbable detective thriller like its predecessor “Kiss the Girls” (1997) except that it doesn’t rip-off “Silence of the Lambs” (1991) or “Se7en” (1995). Both were based on the books by James Patterson. The opening is great with a thrilling dam sequence. The ensuing story of the kidnapping & investigation is compelling but, like the first film, a plot wrench is thrown into the works that muddles everything. I can roll with that, but not the absurd ‘big reveal’ at the end, which comes off as a wannabe “Fooled ya” by the writers. They might’ve fooled me, but they also ruined the movie with the eye-rolling twist. Like “Kiss the Girls,” “Along Came a Spider” is worthwhile if you like proficient detective thrillers and the cast, but be prepared for a wildly unrealistic tale. The film runs 1 hour, 44 minutes, and was shot in the Vancouver area, British Columbia, and Owings Mills/Baltimore, Maryland (the train sequence), with establishing shots of Washington DC. GRADE: C

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$60,000,000.00
Revenue
$105,200,000.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookdetectivefbiteacherpsychologistpsychological thrillerwhodunitcat and mousesecret servicechild kidnappingu.s. senatorransom demandu.s. secret service agentretired detectiveyoung abducted girlpsychological detectivepsychological profiling