Alex Cross (2012)

Review of Alex Cross movie

With all the various versions of Sherlock Holmes out there you could mistake Alex Cross (Tyler Perry) for the next version. This is a guy who can look at a scene and immediately know exactly what kind of person has done it and why. Situational-awareness does not even begin to describe him; I bet he would clean up at partycasino.com, simply due to the fact that he would have his opponents figured out before the flop even hits the table. His wife can’t surprise him about her pregnancy because even though she hid it he already know because of some missing or new things in the house. He’s a cop who seems to be able to solve everything and is called out to check out a murder scene, which was executed by one of the best hitmen there is, Picasso (Matthew Fox). Will he be able to catch him? Continue reading

For Colored Girls (2010)

When you look at the scores on IMDB for Tyler Perry movies you’ll notice one thing, which is that almost all his movies have a score of 4 or lower. Despite this fact he has made a lot of movies, is succesful and even Oprah Winfrey recommends his films. So why do the movies receive such low scores? For Colored Girls is not the first Tyler Perry movie I’ve seen. I’ve seen the movies starring Perry himself as Madea and Why Did I Get Married Too. One thing is clear with these movies, which is that it’s obvious that they have their own target audience. I should have looked at the title more closely and read it as a manual. Continue reading