As always, I have not read the book, but the whole movie is a version of Vincent D'Onofrio's Law and Order TV series, with a little bit of The Bone Collector thrown in. The detective talks and talks, and seems to know everything, as if out of nowhere.

Picasso's going crazy scenes (after he gets shot) are a mess. I don't even know what effect that was supposed to have. Chin-ups with a damaged shoulder... what was his relation with his OWN pain? The way that scene was shot, it was confusing. 

The detective, while knowing a crazy murderer is on the prowl, is going out for dinner with his wife without sensing any danger. After she gets shot, the detective doesn't even show real pain. Later on they call his behavior "numb", but it doesn't come across like that.

The other extreme was Matthew Fox' performance -- just too hyper to feel real or scary. Maybe they were going for a contrast -- pitting the strong, controlled, calm, intelligent one against the over-the-top, crazy/smart/insane one? Didn't work, though. Both performances came across too unrealistic to make any impression.

But again, I'd blame that on weak directing. On the other hand, I enjoyed little snippets (like how he says "Spouting all your psycho babble").

FYC: Rob Cohen as Worst Director  

Originally posted by oiram Oh come on! The Rotten Tomato percent is way too low to let the actors off the hook.

 

Oh come on! The Rotten Tomato rating is way too low to let the actors off the hook!  

Does that mean both Tyler Perry and Matthew Fox might possibly not be Razzie nominees for this?

 

Probably a good thing too, since there's possibilities of Paranormal Activity 4 being considered, but I don't want to overwork HeadRAZZ.  

 

So yeah, Tyler should be getting major consideration this year, and rightfully so. 

 

Also, could this be considered a remake, since the Alex Cross character appeared in both Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider (played by much older actor, Morgan Freeman)??