Along Came a Spider
After the harrowing death of his partner, forensic psychologist and best-selling author Alex Cross cannot forgive himself and has retreated to the peace of retirement. But when a brilliant criminal kidnaps a senator's young daughter, he is lured back into action as the kidnapper wants to deal with Alex personally. Teamed with Jezzie Flanigan, the Secret Service agent 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.
Critics Sentiment
Cross loses his partner in the botched dam sting operation
Cross discovers Flannigan orchestrated the entire kidnapping scheme
The film drops sharply from Soneji's death to the Flannigan twist revelation, with critics finding the major plot reversal illogical and eye-rolling.
The film starts strong with an acclaimed opening sequence and maintains decent thriller momentum through the kidnapping investigation. However, critic sentiment steadily declines as the plot becomes more conventional and formulaic, culminating in a widely criticized twist ending that many reviewers found absurd and logic-destroying.
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Morgan Freeman
Alex Cross
Monica Potter
Jezzie Flannigan
Michael Wincott
Gary Soneji
Dylan Baker
Ollie McArthur
Mika Boorem
Megan Rose
Anton Yelchin
Dimitri Starodubov
Kim Hawthorne
Agent Hickey
Jay O. Sanders
Kyle Craig
Billy Burke
Ben Devine
Michael Moriarty
Senator Hank Rose
Penelope Ann Miller
Elizabeth Rose
Anna Maria Horsford
Vickie
Scott Heindl
Floyd the Fisherman
Christopher Shyer
Jim
Jill Teed
Tracie
Ian Marsh
Sam
Raoul Ganeev
Bodyguard
Samantha Ferris
Mrs. Hume
Ocean Hellman
Amy Masterson
Tom McBeath
Country Chief Cabell
Crew
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