Detetive Alex Cross

The James Patterson novels were some of my favorite and to me Aldis Hodge is a perfect Alex Cross. Always liked his character on Leverage, but this role shows another range of his acting chops. Can't go further without saying Ryan Eggold plays a perfectly evil villain. Their interaction at his birthday party was gold. The storyline moves along to reveal surprises and unexpected relationships. My kind of slow burn. I will agree with another commenter that the editing needs to lighten up the scenes. Way too dark and detracts from the viewing. Character development is strong and it's easy to buy in to the friendships and family dynamics. Hope they plan on making this a regular series.

I have read a couple of the Alex Cross books, and I found them to be too gruesome for my taste even though I thought they were well-written with good stories and characters. Somehow, I've found the show more palatable with just as good writing and characters. But the picture is just so dark. I have to switch all the lights off in my room and turn the TV to bright mode (I have an LG OLED). It's like the people responsible for picture quality were out to lunch. The cinematography is great in one respect, but in terms of picture brightness it is so far off from all other shows, it just throws me. If they fixed this, it would be great.

Seriously, the plot and the show is great, but can somebody tell the video editing dude to turn the damn brightness up please. The show is SO dark, literal dark not metaphorically dark, that you can't see what in the heck is going on like 75% of the time. Don't you dare try to watch it in the day time. I really want this review to make it to the editor so they can do something about the lack of brightness. I feel like i've made my point not, but I have one hundred and twenty characters left minimum before I can post, so I'll keep on typing until I get there. Sorry for the inconvenience, almost there, there we are!

I have enjoyed reading the Alex Cross series by James Patterson. As a fan of this character, when I heard the books were being turned into a series, I was worried that all the things I love about the books and characters would be ruined as the majority of film/tv series adaptations usually are.

I can say that my concerns were unfounded. Aldis Hodge is the perfect Alex Cross. Hodge possesses a commanding physical presence that is essential for the character, who is often depicted as both a brilliant thinker and a man who can hold his own in physical confrontations. This duality is crucial for portraying Cross authentically.

His performance reflects a deep understanding of the novels by James Patterson. He captures the essence of Cross's character as a brilliant detective driven by a strong sense of justice.

Overall, Hodge's interpretation of Alex Cross combines skillful acting with a strong emotional core, making him a standout choice for the role in the series. His performance likely appeals to both long-time fans of the character and newcomers alike.

Cross captures the essence of James Patterson's novels with gripping storytelling, character depth, and a suspenseful plot that will appeal to both longtime fans and new viewers.

To start with, it's a good, solid, serial-killer show. So I've got that out of the way.

However, I think it's the poor cousin to the UK's Luther with Idris Elba. Both he and Cross are billed as having extraordinary psychological analysis skills. With Luther you get that. With Cross you don't. There are only two times in 8 episodes where he does the whole "Spideysense" thing and gives an analysis that others just don't see.

Then there's the inconsequential acting from some of the big part actors. Their scenes just don't do justice to the great acting of the main characters.

And the last point is Iasiah Mustafa. In this show he is the spit image of Andy Farrell, the Irish Rugby team coach. One's a black guy and the other's a white guy but, boy, the resemblance is uncanny!

Enjoyable show but I think Luther does it better.