What does Jack Ryan and Jack Baur
has in common? Both of them are Americans and got injured in the line of duty, both
of them single handedly saved the country from a devastating terrorist threat. Simply
put this movie is all about being a hero and risking your life to save millions
of others when everyone else is having a normal work day. How familiar the plot
may sound and tested for many generations Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
does is so well and far better than many recent action flicks of the same
nature. And I have thoroughly enjoyed it.
Jack Ryan used to be a
bright young PHD student at the time when the 9/11 attack took place. But soon he
finds himself getting shot down on a helicopter in Afghanistan. And yes now he
is a Marine in the US ARMY. But after sometime he goes back to university
finishes his PHD and joins a company on Wall Street living the corporate dream.
But not quite 100% as he has to work for CIA part time. Yes Jack’s life is
complicated. But it’s about to get even worse when Jack finds out that Russians
are planning to launch a massive economical terrorist attack and he is the only
person qualified to stop it from happening. And now there are many guns aiming
at Jack and he should choose which one to dodge first.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
is a straight out action movie. Though it has a slow beginning and not so much
action in the first half it still successfully manages to keep the viewer
gazing at it. Main reason is the gradual but steady development of the plot
which on the background hinting that bigger things are to come. And the wait is
all worth. You get this all gooey kind of suspense music played for a long
while and then it hits the sixth gear. Thought the plot is kind of predictable
there is nothing boring about it so the excitement doesn’t fade.
Just like all action movies
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has its common flaws. Farfetched moments, insanely
fast (and not yet developed) tracking technology, hard to kill lead character are
few of them. But then what action movie will be successful without them. We all
know it’s bogus though we stair at it mouth half open. But genuinely Jack Ryan:
Shadow Recruit was much more than I expected. I thought it’s going to be ‘cheap’
but I’m impressed.
Genre: Action
Director: Kenneth
Branagh
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