Along Came a Spider

A taut and exciting thriller. Come to the theater or rental place expecting a decent thriller movie, and you will not be disappointed. Morgan Freeman turns in his usual great performance as Detective Alex Cross, and the rest of the cast does a decent job of carrying the film. A good story contributes, too, as a man kidnaps a senator's daughter wanting to be famous and commit the "Crime of the century." I liked it. *** out of ****

Always enjoy a picture with Morgan Freeman(Alex Cross),"The Big Bounce",'04, Alex was a profiler and was called in special for killings that were driving the police department and the city officials crazy. Alex gets connected with Monica Potter(Jizzie Flannigan),"I'm with Lucy",'02, who is also a detective and works with Alex as his partner. Alex is very attractive and adds some excitement but very little romance. The film deals also with a child being kidnapped and there is also mention about the Old Lindburg case in the 1930's. Michael Wincott(Gary Soneji),"Treasure Planet",'02, plays the bad guy who is very sick mentally and keeps Alex and Jizzie on the run through out the entire picture. Morgan Freeman was fantastic in this picture which kept me on the edge of my seat just wondering how the ending would turn out. Sit back and enjoy this picture, it is worth viewing.

"Along Came a Spider" was a big surprise to me. I avoided watching it because it looked like a standard paint-by-numbers thriller. Man, was I wrong. After a soft opening five minutes, "Along Came a Spider" grabbed me and never let go. The story took a couple of turns that I did not expect. The cast is terrific. They deliver one great performance after another, especially Morgan Freeman. Freeman gives an Oscar caliber performance in this movie. "Along Came a Spider" is so good that I felt like watching it again as soon as it ended.

I had really good time seeing one of the last efforts of Lee Tamahori the same director of Once were warriors (his real first famous film) and later the "commercial":The Mulholland drive. If you think are going to see something like "Seven" or some other typical serial killer's films, forget it. This is in a way quite intelligent because the director brings the audience to a non expected end, full of surprises. The cast is good and Morgan Freeman is in His role. Rating: 6/10

Gazillions of plot holes and other things that don't make sense. The basic story is interesting and has great potential, but quickly gets ruined by the plot holes and lack of explanations well. You'll find yourself saying, many times: "where the heck did THAT come from?" Acting was ok. Best summed up as "not thorough". 3/10. Yep, there were THAT many plot holes.

It's not bad but nothing to rave about either. I liked it when it first came out and I forgot about it (not that memorable I guess) but I still liked it upon recent viewing. Some elements have aged a bit and there are some inconsistencies but overall it's a pretty well done thriller worth the watch. Also, Morgan Freeman.

This film is well worth seeing. First of all, Morgan Freeman is always worth seeing. Secondly, Monica Potter is definitely Julia Roberts in a blond wig. I guess Julia works as Monica when they can't pay her the full salary. I mean, it was Julia right down to the voice. Anyway, Along Came a Spider was produced by Freeman and, though it moves slowly at times, is still entertaining and has some really sustained suspense going for it. Other than the pace, my criticism would be that the little girl's character was just a little too smart. Way too smart. If a screenwriter submitted this film to a contest or a class, that would have been the main comment. Which just goes to show you - keep writing and don't listen to anyone. Someone will like what you do.