Review of Along Came a Spider (1970) by Bill T — 27 Nov 2008

Along Came a Spider is one of those movies that appear to be great at first once you finish it. But as you think about it, the plot holes start to appear. The MORE you think about it, the bigger the holes become.

Morgan Freeman stars again as detective Alex Cross, a recently retired detective who is forced to get back into action when a kidnapper (played quite excellently actually by an actor I've never heard before, Michael Wincott) goads him into going after him and the kidnapped Senator's daughter he's holding. He's soon joined by the guardian (Monica Potter) of the Senator's daughter. As Cross tries to unravel the case, mistakes are made by the kidnappers, and soon, someone takes advantage of the kidnapper's errors..

While the acting is strong, the story is somewhat wobbly. The ending is totally ridiculous as the surprise seems to be a tad desperate and doesn't really resolve anything but to add a lot more questions then answers. I actually liked the whole Charles Lindbergh thing that was going on, and wished they exploited that a bit more. To add the ending on the ending seems like a real cheat to me.