Along Came A Spider (US)

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The game is far from over
Certificate: R
Running Time: 103 mins
Retail Price: $29.99
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Morgan Freeman reprises his Kiss The Girls role as Alex Cross in this spellbinding psychological thriller that is "a knockout with a surprise twist."

After the harrowing death of his partner, detective and best-selling author Alex Cross has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal (Michael Wincott) kidnaps a senator`s young daughter, Alex is lured back into action. Teamed with the Secret Service agent (Monica Potter) assigned to protect the missing girl, Alex follows a serpentine trail of clues that leads him to a stunning discovery - the kidnapper wants more than just ransom… he wants Alex`s help in documenting the crime of the century. With time running out, Alex plunges through a tangled web of danger and deceit to stop a madman and save an innocent victim`s life.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Theatrical Trailer
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.85:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 French

Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Lee Tamahori

Written By:
Marc Moss
James Patterson

Starring:
Kimberly Hawthorne
Anton Yelchin
Mika Boorem
Dylan Baker
Michael Wincott
Monica Potter
Morgan Freeman

Casting By:
Sean Cossey
Denise Chamian
Stuart Aikins

Soundtrack By:
Jerry Goldsmith

Director of Photography:
Matthew F. Leonetti

Editor:
Neil Travis
Nicolas De Toth

Costume Designer:
Sanja Milkovic Hays

Production Designer:
Ida Random

Producer:
Joe Wizan
Marty Hornstein
David Brown

Executive Producer:
Morgan Freeman

Distributor:
Paramount Pictures

Your Opinions and Comments

8 / 10

An excellent thriller with a great performance by Freeman.
The video transfer is good. While there are no compression signs, several scratches and dust particles can be noticed every once in a while, which is a bit surprising considering this IS a movie from 2001. With the exception of the rendered-on-PC opening shot, all the visuals are very nice.
The DD 5.1 soundtrack is very good. The surrounds are beautifully used (though not too excessively). The shooting scenes towards the movie`s grand finale are quite outstanding (I actually had to look back to see if the bullets really hit my surrounds).
The menus are animated with sound.
The extras include a decent behind the scenes look.
Bottom line - a great performance by Freeman, who acts to a very good script make this movie an easy recommendation.

posted by Zvi Josef on 7/10/2001 06:26

6 / 10

An OK thriller - nothing more, nothing less. This is basically made watchable by the inclusion of Morgan Freeman ,who I always find engrossing. Video and Audio are good, but once again we have been let down by the lack of special features. There's a trailer and a 10 minute behind the scenes featurette that's far too short, and really not that good. The menus are animated and well designed though!

Overall, worth a rent - but probably not one to buy.

posted by Rich Davies on 17/1/2003 01:19