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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 28, 2005
Pros: Michael Wincott makes a cool villain
Cons: lackluster performance by Freeman, predictable story
Summary: I enjoy a film that takes me by surprise. Give me a good thriller with plenty of twists and turns I can’t see coming, throw in some terrific actors who are spot-on in their roles, and you’ve got a near-perfect film as far as I’m concerned. ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 1, 2004
Pros: The lead woman is attractive. Also, the movie is fairly short.
Cons: Bad acting, laughable music, horrendous deviation in the plot from the book
Summary: There are spoilers beyond this point. If you haven't seen the movie, consider yourself lucky. If you haven't read the book, that too isn't that big a deal, but you might be bummed at some things mentioned later. ----Spoliers Eventually----- The ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 30, 2002
Pros: Very suspenseful.
Cons: Not as good as the book.
Summary: I loved this film. I have to admit that who-dunnits are my favorite movies, but this one would be a good movie to watch even for those who don't usually like this type of movie. Morgan Freeman is, as always, an excellent actor and fits perfectly into ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 18, 2002
Pros: It's been established already, but Morgan Freeman is fantastic.
Cons: Insipid plot twists, and suspect performances.
Summary: Let me begin by saying I'm very partial to Morgan Freeman. The man, in no small part, is responsible for me learning how to read for goodness sakes. But I've seen too many movies starring this spectacular actor in which he is far better than the work ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2002
Pros: Morgan Freeman
Cons: the rest
Summary: Morgan Freeman is a great actor and some of his movies are quite great. But even his great talent can not support a boring screenplay or bad playing actors.
The movie wants to be an intelligent nowadays kidnapping movie. But it isn't. I saw and you ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2002
Pros: Morgan Freeman makes for a thoughtful and interesting protagonist.
Cons: Logic and believability is in short supply.
Summary: Dr. Alex Cross, the hero of James Patterson's top-selling thriller series, first hit the screen in 1997's Kiss the Girls and, played once again by Morgan Freeman in this prequel, Cross continues to come across as an intelligent and contemplative ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 21, 2001
Pros: great acting, story.
Cons: can't hold viewer's attention.
Summary: This was a pretty good film to see despite cheesy detective-flicks, bad dialouge and lousy plot twists.
Detective Alex Cross(Morgan Freeman)watches helplessly as his partner dies. When a psychopathic teacher(Micheal Wincott) kidnaps a prominent ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2001
Pros: Morgan Freeman's performance
Cons: Multiple plot gaps
Summary: Along Came a Spider revolves around a character so brilliant, he is actually able to bypass large plot gaps and proceed with his work. It also gives Morgan Freeman a chance to once and for all prove that he could walk through a garbage heap and ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2001
Pros: Wonderful twist ending! Morgan Freeman as Alex Cross.
Cons: Lacked suspense and action.
Summary: Is it just me or does Morgan Freeman play an excellent detective? Seven, Kiss the Girls and now Along Came a Spider. In this movie he makes an excellent statement "you do what you are" this is so very true for Morgan Freeman. He is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 28, 2001
Pros: I caught it on Pay-per-view
Cons: Could not hold my attention.
Summary: I guess I should start off by explaining why seeing this movie on Pay-Per-View is the only pro I found. It only cost about $5.00 for 3 adults to see it. If I had paid full price at the theater, I would have been really mad.
My husband, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 25, 2001
Pros: Morgan. Freeman. Period.
Cons: Stem to stern, baby.
Summary: Forget other movies. If you've ever flipped channels on your remote for longer than 17 minutes, then you've already seen this movie. It's startling to see films that are advertised as "new", yet are fully comprised of scenes from other movies. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 11, 2001
Pros: Fast paced, plenty of twists in the tale
Cons: Very poor special effects at the beginning let this movie down
Summary: I love Morgan Freeman. I think he is an incredible actor and I could watch him all day. He really manages to get inside his characters and make them become real. In "Along Came A Spider", he did not let me down, but I feel had to share the accolade ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 9, 2001
Pros: Morgan Freeman, of course! A good twist at the end and lots of action.
Cons: Monica Potter was not great in this movie and there were a few dull moments
Summary: This movie was actually quite good right from the start. Suspenseful at times and good plot. Morgan Freeman plays an investigator called in to help find an abducted child. Monica Potter plays a Secret Service agent assisting him. A little slow moving ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 4, 2001
Pros: Just a great movie!
Cons: Cons?
Summary: Morgan Freeman is bored by men who shoot first and ask questions later. This is a compliment. Whether he's inhabiting the role of a hitman in ''Nurse Betty'' or of a lifer convict in ''The Shawshank Redemption,'' the actor, with his default expression of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 3, 2001
Pros: Brings back (in a prequel!) the character of Alex Cross. Morgan Freeman is great.
Cons: Certain plot-twists are not well-explained, and detract from the movie.
Summary: Remember "Kiss the Girls" with Morgan Freeman and Ashley Judd? Great movie, I thought. I hadn't read a lot of the books in the Alex Cross series, but my interest was piqued when I heard "Along Came A Spider" was being released as a movie.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 1, 2001
Pros: Morgan Freeman.....and Morgan Freeman. Does what it's supposed to do as entertainment
Cons: No accolades, no awards, and missing the warmth of the character created by Patterson
Summary: (Cross to Soneji, when the killer asks Cross what he thinks of him)
“To be brutally honest, I think you have a morbid desire to burn in hell”.
Judging this film on it's own merits is harder to do than I had supposed. I am a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 1, 2001
Pros: Absent the usual "shock" content of recent modern thrillers
Cons: Predictable
Summary: The beauty of cinema in our culture is the simple notion that we can watch the same film and observe so many different details. My analytical brain spent much of the film trying to figure out where Miss Muffet fits. One of the strong points of this ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 26, 2001
Pros: Morgan Freeman.
Cons: Jumpy plot. Terrible acting.
Summary: I missed this in the movie theatre, and all of my friends raved about it. So, when it was released yesterday on DVD; I rushed to my local shop and picked it up.
Who’s Who?
Dr. Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman): Dr. Cross is ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 28, 2001
Pros: Morgan Freeman,The twist are very exciting and unpredictable
Cons: Monica Potters wooden perfromance.
Summary: I have never read the novel by James Patterson.But i have read and seen Kiss The Girls which both were great in thire own ways and i have been looking forward to seeing this movie for some time.
Alex Cross[Morgan Freeman] last seen chasing ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2001
Pros: well written,
Cons: A little too similar to "The Bone Collector"
Summary: Along Came A Spider is one of the best Mystery/Thrillers I've ever seen. There isn't much suspense, but the movie still keeps you on your feet. This movie has so much twists and turns, I had no idea how it was going to turn out. It's basically about a ... read more
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