MPAA Rated – R
It’s 1:43 Long
A Review by:
– The Dude on the Right
| Along Came a Spider Movie Stats & Links |
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| Starring: | Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott |
| MPAA Rated: | R |
| Released By: | Paramount Pictures |
| Kiddie Movie: | Too adult. Leave them at home. |
| Date Movie: | |
| Gratuitous Sex: | Nah. |
| Gratuitous Violence: | Some pretty gruesome killings. |
| Action: | A good chase here and there. |
| Laughs: | Nah. |
| Memorable Scene: | The ending. |
| Memorable Quote: | None. |
| Directed By: | Lee Tamahori |
| Produced By: | David Brown, Joe Wizan |
Sometimes you go and see a movie and you leave going “Hmm, that was a pretty good movie.” Not “Wow,” not “Oh my God,” just “Hmm.” Such was the case of “Along Came a Spider” for me.
After seeing a series of movies that showed I’m too easily amused, it was good to see a movie that I could appreciate for just being a good action/drama. “Along Came a Spider” teams Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross, a good investigator brooding about the loss of his partner, with Monica Potter as Jezzie Flannigan, a secret service agent that let the girl she was protecting get kidnapped. Alex wouldn’t have anything to do with the kidnapping except that the kidnapper brings him in by leaving him some clues. And so the chase is on. Alex takes Jezzie under his wing because she feels like she screwed up but Alex sees her as a valuable ally because she could help profile the kidnapper (it was the teacher at the school where the little girl went – don’t worry, I’m not giving any important plot points away, this is part of the story).
Not the greatest of suspense films, there have been better, but “Along Came a Spider” does a good job of leading you through Alex’s investigative process and the relationship he develops with Jezzie. But the movie does have some flaws, like some too obvious foreshadowing of a couple of plot points, although also does a great job of mixing up how you might perceive the movie to end.
I can’t go into the story much more without giving too many things away. Freeman does a great job as Alex Cross, trying to put the pieces together, and Potter is good as the innocent secret service agent, but there is some lack of thrill that had it been there, it could have gone right up there with some of the great movies of this type. This one ends up being just a “Hmm, that was a pretty good movie” and with that a “Hmm” movie gets 3 stars out of 5 from me. Even so, if you’re looking for a nice thriller, go see “Along With a Spider” and you’ll get a “Hmm” too, or maybe a little better.
That’s it for this one! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!!