Along Came a Spider (2001)
32 %
Reviews Counted: 119 Fresh: 38 Rotten:81 Average Rating: 4.6/10
Consensus:
Derivative and contains too many implausible situations.
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Theatrical Release: Apr 6, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $73,587,034
Synopsis: The redoubtable Morgan Freeman returns as Washington, DC police detective Alex Cross, the master profiler, in an exciting thriller based on James Patterson's novel, ALONG CAME A SPIDER. The film is actually a prequel to the box office blockbuster KISS THE GIRLS. Here, Cross is pursuing a... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Penelope Ann Miller, Michael Moriarty
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I don't begrudge Freeman his own hero-man franchise, but I wish the movies worked harder to be worthy of him.
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07/23/07
I felt like I was kidnapped and forced to watch this drek as punishment.
07/01/06
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06/24/06
Top Critic
Enjoyment, or even tolerance, of 'Along Came A Spider' hangs upon a couple of plot twists, which even by Hollywood standards are pretty far-fetched.
02/13/03
It's a good-looking, mostly well-acted but preposterously plotted movie.
12/16/02
The best I can say is that this was a relatively inoffensive way to pass a couple of hours, but after about a day I'm having trouble remembering any of it already.
12/08/02
Director Lee Tamahori and screenwriter Marc Moss treat their star (and his character) with all due respect, and manage to turn out an engrossing, entertaining movie in the process.
10/15/02
Freeman, as always, is a still center of dependable calm and intelligence, but Potter registers only as another generic blonde.
10/03/02
Even at half speed, Freeman excels: He knows how to whip out his badge at a crime scene and make it seem as if he had been doing it his whole life.
09/26/02
Top Critic
Along Came a Spider isn't a smart thriller like Se7en or Copycat; instead, it's more of a watchable idiotic thriller.
09/25/02
[Lee]Tamahori keeps the pacing lively enough that he doesn't allow the audience time to linger on the many plot implausibilities
08/31/02
Is it too much to ask for reasonable explanations of human behavior in a psychological thriller?
08/02/02
so hell-bent on surprising us that it's willing to sacrifice just about anything -- logic, credibility, common sense, etc. -- in the hopes of catching the audience off-guard.
06/09/02
There are popcorn movies, and then there are movies like this one, which, by its conclusion, make you want to toss your empty popcorn bag at the screen.
03/19/02
Top Critic
Gives Morgan Freeman a chance to once and for all prove that he could walk through a garbage heap and convince you it smells nice.
02/26/02
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