Alex Cross

Alex Cross is a 2012 American action thriller film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Tyler Perry as the title character and Matthew Fox as the villain Picasso. The adapted screenplay was written by Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson. It is based on the 2006 novel Cross by James Patterson and is the third installment of the Alex Cross film series, which was considered as a reboot of the series. The title character was previously portrayed by Morgan Freeman in Kiss the Girls (1997) and Along Came a Spider (2001). Unlike the previous films, which were distributed by Paramount Pictures, the film was released by Lionsgate Films on October 19, 2012. It was panned by critics and became a box office bomb, and a planned sequel was cancelled. Plot Dr. Alex Cross is called by the mayor of Detroit, the city where he lives with his family and works as a police lieutenant and psychologist. Disturbed by the murder of Yau, Cross pledges to bring the perpetrator to justice and heads the investigation. As he works, the evidence points to a mysterious man known only as the Yau, the same man who recently won the underground fight. Cross begins to track down his prey and discovers the Tiger is a notorious serial killer with ambitious plans to dominate world organized crime. He also learns that the killer is targeting Maria, who is now pregnant. Torn between his commitment to justice and his love for his family, Cross decides to accept an offer from the FBI to become a profiler in Washington, D.C., in order to protect Maria and save the world from the Yau. But Cross is unable to escape his past, and soon finds himself in a race against time to stop the Yau and save his family and the country. At the crime scene, Cross and Kane arrive at the CEO's home, attempting to stop him, but they are too late and discover both the CEO and his family dead. The duo finds a painting of a naked woman left behind by Picasso as a memento. After a lengthy organized search for Picasso, the police manage to track him down in a hotel, where Cross and Kane confront him. A gunfight ensues and the police finally manage to capture Picasso, thwarting his plans and saving the city. At the trial, Cross testifies as a witness to bring Picasso to justice without mercy. With the help of Dr. Erich Nunemacher's expert assessment, Picasso is ultimately convicted of multiple murder charges, sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance of parole.