I was really excited to see this movie, cause I'm a huge James Patterson fan and I love his Alex Cross novels. And in my opinion "Along Came a Spider" is his best Alex Cross novel and his first Alex Cross novel. After "Kiss the Girls" was made into a remarkable movie I couldn't wait to see what they would do with this and I was, to say the least, extremely disappointed.
I can't completely judge the movie without being totally biased cause the book is just sooooo much better. The movie is ok and the people I saw it with liked it, those who hadn't read the book. But why they changed as much as they did and created a faulty storyline from a master plan, the book, is beyond me. The book is so much more complex and deep and requires a lot more thinking than this film allows. It's unsurprising twists make a joke out of the intelligence the book offers.
I do wish film makers would take into consideration the merits of the book. If a book is a huge bestseller don't make a movie out of it that changes the story cause most likely your story won't be better.
I will say Morgen Freeman is a great actor and I love watching him and he's good in this, but better in "Kiss the Girls." Now I just pray the movie makers leave Alex Cross alone unless they stick to the books.
I was really excited to see this movie, cause I'm a huge James Patterson fan and I love his Alex Cross novels. And in my opinion "Along Came a Spider" is his best Alex Cross novel and his first Alex Cross novel. After "Kiss the Girls" was made into a remarkable movie I couldn't wait to see what they would do with this and I was, to say the least, extremely disappointed. I can't completely judge the movie without being totally biased cause the book is just sooooo much better. The movie is ok and the people I saw it with liked it, those who hadn't read the book. But why they changed as much as they did and created a faulty storyline from a master plan, the book, is beyond me. The book is so much more complex and deep and requires a lot more thinking than this film allows. It's unsurprising twists make a joke out of the intelligence the book offers. I do wish film makers would take into consideration the merits of the book. If a book is a huge bestseller don't make a movie out of it that changes the story cause most likely your story won't be better. I will say Morgen Freeman is a great actor and I love watching him and he's good in this, but better in "Kiss the Girls. " Now I just pray the movie makers leave Alex Cross alone unless they stick to the books.