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Summary: This movie made me so scared i now sleep in my mommys bed!
Review: First of all if a movie scares you within the first 15 seconds the rest of the movie is probably gonna be good too. I'm not gonna give away none of the movie because i'd just spoil it for ya. But let me just say that the end of this movie is so suprising that nobody can ever guess it. if you love horror movies or thrillers such as hannibal you should get this or rent in and then get it. great plot and great conclusion.
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Summary: A good suspense thriller... but a little weak at times
Review: Going to see this movie I at first thought it was just a generic thriller/detective plot. I was pleasently surprised to find that the movie was a lot more complex than that. The story takes on a few twists and turns and the ending is great. My only gripe is Monica Potters acting near the end of the movie is a little weak and unconvincing.
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Summary: dissappointing
Review: Since I loved the book, i knew i had to see the movie. But i was severely dissappointed by the movie. The book was one of my favorites and the movie was far from it. The only real similarity between the two were the names of the characters. Ninety-nine percent of the plot was missing. If you want the REAL story, read the book..... don't bother with the movie.
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Summary: Along Came A Horrible Movie
Review: Fans of James Patterson's suspenseful, clever book Along Came A Spider will be deeply disappointed with this tepid thiller. The screenwriters seem to have cut what they wanted out of the book, then added their own twists and turns to the hacked-up remains. Morgan Freeman, while a great actor, is entirely too old to be playing DC detective Alex Cross. Monica Potter was also a bad choice for FBI special agent Jezzie Flanigan. If you haven't read the book, it's entirely possible that you may like this film, but if you have read it, then avoid this movie at all costs. When leaving the theater, you could definitely tell who had read it and who hadn't.
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Summary: Good, but not as Good as the Book
Review: I probably would've enjoyed this movie a lot more if I had seen it before reading the book. Most of the time, that is the really big disadvantage of reading the book before seeing the movie. "Along Came a Spider" was an okay movie, but it could've been a lot better.When a insane lunatic decides that he wants to be famous, he kidnaps a daughter of a senator. After that, he contacts Alex Cross, and invites him to join his little game. After trying to get away from the detective life after he had lost his partner, Cross knows he's back in the game, and that he may be the only hope the little girl has. As he goes through a series of clues, Alex Cross realizes that the man who kidnapped the girl does not want money, he wants fame. He wants to commit the crime of the century. Now, Alex has to find out what exactly the kidnapper plans before it's too late. The book was a lot more suspenseful and thrilling than the movie. The book was also a lot more sick and disturbing. The kidnapper played by Michael Wincott, (who is also the bad guy in "The Crow", and "Metro), should've been more dangerous and psychotic, just like he is in the book. In fact, if you read the book and picture Wincott as the kidnapper, it will send chills down your spine. There were a lot of great things that happened in the book that don't even appear in the movie! The very beginning of the movie seems very phony and fake; you'll know what I'm talking about when you see it. The DVD should've had more special features as well. The only ones I could find were the theatrical trailer and a documentary on the making of the movie. Is this movie suspenseful? Does it have some startling twists? Does this movie keep you on the edge of your seat? Yes, it does all of that, but not as well as the book does. If you're more into movies than books, then see it. If you like books better, read the book instead. And if you're expecting the movie to be as good as the book, you are in for a big disappointment. "Along Came a Spider" is somewhat good, but it does not live up to the book.
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Summary: ick
Review: I'm not a fan on james patterson, I think his novels are cheap supermarket money-making slapstick "thrillers", but that's just my opinion. The movie was even worse than the movie. The book was kind of like "Primal Fear", (primal fear is better, rent that instead!) but there is no sign of personality split in the movie. It's a horrible adaptation. Don't waste your money, especially if you've read the novel.
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Summary: along came a spider
Review: I was disappointed in this much anticipated DVD. Not that the DVD version was much different than the VHS, but I have read the book, and was looking forward to the Hollywood version. Never again. Is Hollywood fearfull of interracial relationships, or is it just me? I read the book, and had no problem with it, but the movie is quite different. The female lead, and the male lead are probably 20 years apart in age, or so it seems. They are straying so far apart from the book in that aspect...what's wrong with casting say Kathy Bates for this female lead? If Hollywood refuses to follow such serious subplots as this then why bother? It is an extremly good storyline, with a surprising twist, but why leave something out that is so defining?
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Summary: This spider's web is too sticky.
Review: If you happen to be a fan of "Kiss the Girls," the 1997 surprise hit thriller, then you may be a bit disappointed in its prequel, "Along Came a Spider," which pits Dr. Alex Cross against yet another kidnapper who has an agenda to be dealt with. As Dr. Cross, Morgan Freeman makes the film watchable at best, but the ominous presence of loopholes, twisted logic, and the overall way in which the movie toys with the audience, results in slight disappointment. The movie opens with a chase sequence that serves little purpose other than to set up a time of emotional turmoil in Cross's life, after the death of his partner as a result of this pursuit. His personal war against himself is put on hold when he discovers that a young girl, the daughter of a Senator, has been kidnapped, and the kidnapper wants Cross on the case. Teaming up with Secret Service Agent Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), who was the child's guardian at the private school she attended, the two of them begin sorting through the clues and details involving the kidnapping, trying to get a lock down on the whereabouts of the teacher they believe responsible. To say that the movie makes a mistake by revealing the kidnapper's identity is a misfire, but the fact that we know who he is doesn't enhance the plot, either. The movie is a sea of loopholes, from the solving of clues to the realization that the kidnapper may not be working alone. Consider a scene in which Cross goes through computer video in order to find a clue to the villain's whereabouts. He goes from searching through a classroom to a live computer camera that is based in the kidnapper's apartment, without any logical explanation for this transition other than a mere piece of dialogue from an extra to explain that what he is looking at is no longer recorded video. In another scene, Cross has a conversation with the kidnapper about a ransom exchange that took place in an earlier sequence on a subway train. The amount of the money was a mere ten million dollars, but Cross congratulates him for his retrieval of twelve million. This is one of the movie's more admirable twists, letting us in on the fact that since our villain seems to know nothing of this ransom, then there must be someone else involved. There are plot points that work, and those that don't, and in the end, the movie has toyed with us a little too much. "Kiss the Girls" toyed with our expectations, too, but allowed us time to build our own conclusion before throwing it back at us, all the while keeping our interest peaked. "Spider" toys with us in ways that leave little time to draw any sort of conclusion about what is going on, leading up to a particularly effective surprise twist ending that doesn't cheat according to the rules the plot has set up, though is somewhat hindered by the heightened disinterest in the lead-up. It's good to see Morgan Freeman back in such fine form; as Dr. Alex Cross, this is the Freeman we all know and love. His ability to instill calm in the most tense of situations is remarkable, and his solving of the crimes is shown in an intelligent, capable light. I will refrain from commenting on the acting of Monica Potter, so as not to reveal what happens, but I gather that the audience will make their own decision about her acting in the beginning and the end once the ending arrives. Michael Wincott is an ideal villain, and however little of him we get to see, his performance is remarkably chilling. In the end, "Along Came a Spider" is worth it for Morgan Freeman's acting, and some key plot points, but the overall effect the movie has is disappointing. The plot twists of the movie feel more like obstacles than advancements, while the central mystery never reaches a fully interesting fever pitch until the end. There are things that work and things that don't in this film; unfortunately, they never reach a healthy medium.
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Summary: Edge of your seat suspense from beginning to end!!!
Review: I'm not going to go into a drawn out review about this movie discussing the innards of the plot and the ability of the actors (Even though all of things get an A+ from me), however I do feel the need to say something. I feel that people who read "the book" before they watch a movie can never truly appreciate the value of the on-screen interpretation because their looking for satisfaction in all the wrong places. Who asks a friend to tell them the beginning and end of a movie before they see it? Hardly anyone, but that's what these people do and they go expecting the wrong things. Book authors can harness the power of the imagination to develop their plots to a far greater extent than movie directors, this is a known fact. This is a screenplay-- appreciate as such.
I feel that this movie is truly a must see: The cinematography and special effects as well as the suspense in the plot and it's so many unpredictable twists and turns truly make this a must see movie. I really admire Morgan Freeman for his ability to chose such compelling roles and moving scripts. I think the other reviewers are judging the movie unfairly. Forget the book, judge it on it's own merit. It definitely was an edge of your seat suspense filled, twisting, turning thrill ride from the first 60 seconds to the end! I loved "Kiss the Girls" and I love "Along Came a Spider!" If you missed it in the theatres, I know you'll regret it when you watch it at home.
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Summary: If you loved the book, you WILL be disappointed in the movie
Review: I went to see this movie with my husband. I had already read the book and was eager to see how the book would be brought to life on-screen. My husband hadn't read the book but had read other Patterson novels. When the movie was over, I was shaking my head in dismay, while he was excited that the movie was so good. Why? Well, the book is outstanding...but it was hard to believe that the movie was even based on the book. The movie could not have been more different. So many parts of the story were changed, or excluded completely. The names of some of the major characters were even changed. I don't want to give away too many of the details, but my advice is: see the movie first, then read the book...otherwise, you'll sit through the movie and constantly say, "what the heck?", and "that didn't happen in the book!"
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