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Movies Releasing: the Week of April 06, 2001 |
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Along Came a Spider |
Réalisateur : Lee Tamahori. |
Starring : Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Penelope Ann Miller, Dylan Baker, Mika Boorem, Michael Moriarty, Anton Yelchin, Christopher Shyer. |
Genre : Thriller. |
Official Website : Not Available |
Plot Summary : |
After an obligatory prologue in which its detective hero suffers a tragic professional setback, Along Came a Spider sets about its business of luring the viewer into its nefarious plot, relying on the magician's technique of misdirection to reveal a double-whammy surprise. The clever, late-coming plot twist is a bit too mechanical but effectively unexpected, making this a satisfying prequel to the hit thriller Kiss the Girls--based on the first of James Patterson's Alex Cross detective novels--and a welcomed addition to a promising movie franchise. It's no better or worse than a good vintage episode of Peter Falk's Columbo, adhering closely to the mystery-thriller's time-honored traditions, but with Morgan Freeman settling comfortably into his role as seasoned sleuth Alex Cross, familiar formula is given fresh vitality.
When a senator's daughter is kidnapped from her high-security private school, the kidnapper (nicely played by the underrated Michael Wincott) draws Cross into the ca... |
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