Along Came A Spider
April 2001
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John Patterson
Freeman, as always, is a still center of dependable calm and intelligence, but Potter registers only as another generic blonde.
Peter Rainer
Even at half speed, Freeman excels: He knows how to whip out his badge at a crime scene and make it seem as if he had been doing it his whole life.
Liam Lacey
There are popcorn movies, and then there are movies like this one, which, by its conclusion, make you want to toss your empty popcorn bag at the screen.
Susan Wloszczyna
Like a paperback plucked from a counter at an airport, Spider is an impulse buy of a film, a time killer that will neither tax your brain nor challenge your memory.
Peter Howell
Gets tangled in its own web of absurdities.
Pam Sitt
Taken at face value, the film is entertaining, exciting at times and fun to watch.
Critic reviews
John Patterson
Freeman, as always, is a still center of dependable calm and intelligence, but Potter registers only as another generic blonde.
Peter Rainer
Even at half speed, Freeman excels: He knows how to whip out his badge at a crime scene and make it seem as if he had been doing it his whole life.
Liam Lacey
There are popcorn movies, and then there are movies like this one, which, by its conclusion, make you want to toss your empty popcorn bag at the screen.
Susan Wloszczyna
Like a paperback plucked from a counter at an airport, Spider is an impulse buy of a film, a time killer that will neither tax your brain nor challenge your memory.
Pam Sitt
Taken at face value, the film is entertaining, exciting at times and fun to watch.
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Cast and credits
Actors | Morgan Freeman, Monica Potter, Michael Wincott, Dylan Baker, Mika Boorem, Anton Yelchin, Kimberly Hawthorne, Jay O. Sanders, Billy Burke, Michael Moriarty |
Producers | David Brown, Joe Wizan |
Director | Lee Tamahori |
Writers | Lewis Colick, Marc Moss, James Patterson |
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Run time
103 minutes
Rating
R
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