This week, fans of action and great stories such as Jack Reacher, Jack Ryan, or Tom Clancy will be able to enjoy another great adaptation of a saga. It's Kiss the Girls, a movie starring Morgan Freeman based on the successful collection of novels by Alex Cross written by James Patterson.

Over the years, there have been several attempts to adapt this saga, but it wasn't until the release of this movie in 1997 that the sensitivity of this literary universe was perfectly captured and its way of captivating the audience was replicated.

Now that this feature film has arrived on Netflix, there is also the ideal opportunity to delve into the story of Alex Cross, which combines psychological terror and mystery in a thrilling thriller lasting almost two hours.

What's it about

Based on the eponymous novel -Kiss the Girls in English-, the story focuses on Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman), a detective, forensic psychologist, and successful writer of crime novels. When his niece Naomi disappears, he begins his own investigation.

Seven girls have disappeared and two bodies have been found. Next to the last one, a note signed 'Casanova' has appeared. Cross receives help from Kate McTiernan (Ashley Judd), a young doctor who has managed to escape the kidnapper and may be the only person capable of identifying 'Casanova'. Despite the detective's initial reluctance, they embark on a race against time to find Cross's niece and uncover the chilling truth behind her disappearance.

Considering that Kiss the Girls is not the first novel in Patterson's saga, its film adaptation does not dwell on explaining the protagonist's origin. Although this doesn't detract from the story, as it's just as interesting to see how the characters unfold to solve the main mystery.

The release of this movie was a success, prompting Paramount Pictures to move forward with a new adaptation, this time of Patterson's first novel, Along Came a Spider, which was released in 2001. It introduces the antagonist Gary Soneji (Michael Wincott).

Next came Alex Cross in 2012, which didn't have the expected impact, but the novel series will continue to seek the perfect adaptation. In fact, a series for Amazon Prime Video called Cross was recently announced, starring Aldis Hodge.

*This article has been automatically translated using artificial intelligence