Rotten
Freeman, as always, is a still center of dependable calm and intelligence, but Potter registers only as another generic blonde.
John Patterson, L.A. Weekly
Along Came a Spider
The game is far from over.
2001 · 1h 44m · R
Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Lee Tamahori
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Along Came a Spider
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Lee Tamahori Director
- Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross
- Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannigan
- Michael Wincott as Garry Sone
- Dylan Baker as Ollie McArthur
- Mika Boorem as Megan Rose
- Anton Yelchin as Dimitri Storodubov
- Kim Hawthorne as Agent Hickey
- Jay O. Sanders as Kyle Craig
- Billy Burke Cast
- Michael Moriarty Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
32%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Even at half speed, Freeman excels: He knows how to whip out his badge at a crime scene and make it seem as if he had been doing it his whole life.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
There are popcorn movies, and then there are movies like this one, which, by its conclusion, make you want to toss your empty popcorn bag at the screen.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
Like a paperback plucked from a counter at an airport, Spider is an impulse buy of a film, a time killer that will neither tax your brain nor challenge your memory.
Susan Wloszczyna, USA Today
Rotten
Gets tangled in its own web of absurdities.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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