Waste of time

Absolutely the worst movie.

How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

This film starts with protagonist Detective Alex Cross losing his partner when an operation goes badly wrong; the action then jumps forward several months and he is now retired. Inevitably he doesn't stay retired long… a teacher at an exclusive school kidnaps Megan Rose, the young daughter of a US Senator, from under the noses of the Secret Service than calls Cross and leaves her shoe in his mail box. This gets Cross onto the case and he is soon partnered with Secret Service agent Jezzie Flannigan; she was responsible for Megan's protection and understandably wants to see her found; she also had knowledge of the kidnapper from her time at the school. The kidnapper quickly changes his appearance and takes her onto his boat; every so often calling Cross. It is clear that the kidnapper's motive is to be famous; just before the kidnapping he was talking to his class about Charles Lindbergh; the man whose baby was the victim of in of the most infamous kidnappings in American History. As the story continues he attempts a second kidnapping and when that is foiled there is a demand for a large ransom; his behaviour is changing in ways that puzzles Cross. This all leads to a conclusion that features two twists in rapid succession; neither of which I'll spoil here.Not having read the book and not seeing the previous film for many years I had no preconceptions about the film. It started well but then it became clear that it would be a fairly routine mystery with quite a few clichés… do real criminals ever call the police just to play a game with somebody they think could be a worthy adversary? That said it is far from a bad film; the story moves at a decent pace and there are plenty of tense moments. The final twist was somewhat melodramatic but at least it came as a bit of a surprise. The acting is pretty solid; Morgan Freeman is impressive as Alex Cross and Monica Potter makes a good female lead as Jezzie Flannigan. The supporting cast is pretty good too; Mika Boorem in particular impressed as Megan; child characters can be irritating but she wasn't even if the character was a bit too precocious at times. Overall this is a pretty solid film; not a must see but still worth watching if it is on TV.

There are many top quality thrillers over the years but I'm afraid to say this film Is not one of them. The premise of the film sees a retired detective drawn back into his work when a congressman's daughter is kidnapped. Morgan freeman is easily the best part of this film which isn't really a surprise. He was great in the lead role and he really delivered in this private detective role that suited him very well. The villain was pretty good in this film even though you don't really know too much about him or about his motivations. However, I didn't really like the partner that freeman gets. It's just she didn't really have anything special about her character for the majority of the film. The story is very generic with similarities to allot of other films but it has a bit of suspense to it. That is until the 3/4 mark where there are a few twists that really spoil the overall plot of the film. The script doesn't provide the suspense or drama that you want, it also moves really quickly so you sometimes miss key dialogue. The style had some decent action scenes and a bit of good suspense. But once again there isn't anything that stands out and makes this film feel truly unique. Overall, this is a below average film that you can avoid.

Long before Tyler Perry turned Alex Cross into an action star, the all-star detective was portrayed correctly by the legendary Morgan Freeman. While the first film, Kiss The Girls, was a huge success, it's sequel, Along Came A Spider was a bust, once again due to the fact that the strengths of the character were not utilized properly. The character of Alex Cross was created by Author, James Patterson, and has been responsible for over 20 best selling novels, because he's unlike any other cop in any other mystery series. Cross is a psychologist first, who gets inside the heads of killers. Once he knows what they're thinking and why they're acting the way they are, Cross is usually able to capture them. These stories make for terrific novels, but when transferred to the screen, producers felt that they lack the action movie goers crave. Despite a successful first appearance on screen, the producers felt that with more action and bullets, the sequel would do even better, they were wrong. When a Senator's daughter is abducted from an upscale private school, detectives are at a loss, but call Cross in when evidence and a ransom demand turn up at his house. Cross believes the criminal is using his admiration to cover up the real motives for this crime, and he needs to play into that role, in order to determine what those motives are. This was a terrific novel, but wasn't right for the screen, so much of the story was cut and replaced by the manhunt and police chases. These elements make for a more intense film, but don't do justice to the story. Alex Cross and his abilities are the story and are what make the series unique. Morgan Freeman returned hesitantly to do the sequel and he was right when he said he shouldn't have done it, mainly because it takes away from the brilliance of the first film. The producers of this movie even managed to screw up a terrific surprise ending and that really says it all. Along Came A Spider is not a bad film, it certainly has it's movements and a legendary star, but if you're a fan of the Alex Cross novels, expect to be disappointed.

You Name it he'll deliver, that the kinda of thought comes into my mind whenever i watches Morgan Freeman's Movies. Its really difficult to predict in the whole cast who really was the spider.But nevertheless the plot was perfectly placed as it should be and the movie is worth of money.On the other hand Monica Porter played her part really good, but the movie only deserves to be a one time thriller flick rather than a long run horse.You may find the movie a very predictable and not so different from the movies of the same genre but still Lee put all the efforts to have glued to your seats till the end.