Tyler Perry as Alex Cross on the phone in Alex Cross
James Patterson, author of the original Alex Cross novels, has defended Tyler Perry's portrayal of the character in the 2012 film of the same name, blaming the movie's director for its failure. The movie was adapted from the 2006 novel Cross, the 12th book in the series, and followed the titular detective and psychologist hunting down a serial killer. Alex Cross was critically panned, earning an 11% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Well, in the movies you get two hours, and they didn’t have time to really develop Samson, so Samson was always an afterthought. But in this, he’s great. I think I’ve been very lucky, and it’s kind of a little unusual, in that we’ve had two actors play Jack Reacher. Sherlock Holmes, God knows how many people , and we’ve got three really good actors, different approaches with Morgan , Aldis and Tyler Perry. Tyler got screwed by the director.
✕ Remove Ads What Patterson's Comments About Tyler Perry's Alex Cross Say About The Movie There Was Some Potential For The Cross Adaptation So far, Prime Video's Cross is the best-reviewed adaptation of Patterson's book series so far, indicating the show is the right direction for the thrilling crime mystery.
1 ✕ Remove Ads The positive reception to the new TV show signals there are ways to make the Alex Cross series palatable for audiences, despite the constant film failures. Although the Morgan Freeman-led adaptations Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider were commercially successful, they still weren't as well-liked by critics as the new TV series.
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