Summary
Forensic psychologist and detective Alex Cross travels to North Carolina and teams with escaped kidnap victim Kate McTiernan to hunt down "Casanova," a serial killer who abducts strong-willed women and forces them to submit to his demands. The trail leads to Los Angeles, where the duo discovers that the psychopath may not be working alone.
Cast
Morgan Freeman
Alex Cross
Ashley Judd
Kate McTiernan
Cary Elwes
Det. Nick Ruskin
Alex McArthur
Davey Sikes
Tony Goldwyn
Dr. William 'Will' Rudolph
Jay O. Sanders
FBI Agent Kyle Craig
Bill Nunn
Det. John Sampson
Brian Cox
Chief Hatfield, Durham P.D.
Richard T. Jones
Seth Samuel
Roma Maffia
Dr. Ruocco
Jeremy Piven
Henry Castillo, LAPD
Gina Ravera
Naomi Cross
Heidi Schanz
Megan Murphy
Mena Suvari
Coty Pierce
Tatyana Ali
Janell Cross
William Converse-Roberts
Dr. Wick Sachs
Helen Martin
Nana Cross
Rick Warner
Sgt. Willard
Billy Blanks
Instructor
Dianna Miranda
Jennifer
Mary Major
TV Reporter
Melinda Renna
TV Reporter
Angel Harper
Reporter
Alan Wilder
Reporter
Dan Cashman
Reporter
Patrick Thomas O'Brien
Reporter
Brenda Kincaid
Reporter
Lonnie McCullough
Reporter
Larry Cedar
Reporter
Tresha Rodriguez
Reporter
Caroline Case
Reporter
Loanne Bishop
Kate's Nurse
Tim Ahern
LAPD Sergeant
W. Earl Brown
Locksmith
Brian Brophy
Swim Team Manager
Michael Cutt
FBI Agent (Hospital)
Meta Golding
Beautiful Girl
Sadie Stratton
Beautiful Girl
Brandi Andres
Beautiful Girl
Dana Seltzer
Beautiful Girl
Justina Vail Evans
Beautiful Girl
Nichole McAuley
Beautiful Girl
Tricia Vessey
Woman at Nepenthe Bar
John Cothran
FBI Agent at Lair
Robert Peters
Agent on Robe
Jill Callahan
Female Reporter in Durham
Nancy Yee
Chinese Grandmother
Christina Ma
Chinese Mother
David Cowgill
Chief Resident
Weston Blakesley
Bellman
Joe Inscoe
Large Cop
Deborah Strang
Dianne Wainford
Robert Overmyer
Competitive Swimmer
Boise Holmes
Basketball Player
Anthony Backman
Competitive Swimmer
Tony Donno
Eathen, Kickboxer
Anna Maria Horsford
Vickie Cross
Jack Kyle
Competitive Swimmer
Lino Marrero
Basketball Player
Tracey Walter
Clerk in Bookstore
Gregg Henry
Detective
Crew
Director
Gary Fleder
Novel
James Patterson
Screenplay
David Klass
Reviews
Wuchak
June 19, 2020
5
_**Starts good and becomes increasingly farfetched**_
A serial killer is loose in Durham, North Carolina, who’s actually a serial collector of young women. Forensic psychologist Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) ventures down from D.C. to assist in the investigation since his niece is one of the victims. He eventually teams-up with a surgeon who escaped the perpetrator’s lair (Ashley Judd). Cary Elwes and Tony Goldwyn are also on hand.
“Kiss the Girls” (1997) is a detective thriller in the mold of “Silence of the Lambs” (1991) with some “Se7en” (1995) and a dash of “Scream” (1996), but less gruesome and therefore presumably more palatable to a larger audience. What I appreciate most about this flick is the lush nighttime sylvan cinematography. The cast is good as well.
The first half is great for this genre, but the story gets progressively implausible from there with a muddled midsection. And then there’s the ‘big reveal’ at the end, which was predictable from the get-go. At the end of the day “Kiss the Girls” is worthwhile if you like detective thrillers and the cast, but be prepared for a wildly unrealistic tale. The sequel, “Along Came a Spider” (2001), had the same problem where the ‘big reveal’ is even more eye-rolling.
The film runs 1 hour, 55 minutes, and was shot in North Carolina and Southern Cal.
GRADE: C
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$27,000,000.00
Revenue:
$60,527,873.00
Keywords
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