Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
December 2013
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Alex Pappademas
I'm aware that commercial and cultural forces require everything to be rebooted triennially with fresher, hotter stars. But this is the second time the Jack Ryan franchise has rejected a youth transplant.
Rex Reed
The dim star wattage in this fifth rehash is palpable from the start.
Richard Roeper
This is the very definition of an OK thriller.
Connie Ogle
Director Kenneth Branagh knows how to invest the ridiculous with a sort of grandeur - Exhibit A: the surprisingly fun Thor - but Shadow Recruit is more straightforward in nature, so he can't get too fancy.
Tom Long
Branagh runs through all of this efficiently enough, but it feels awfully familiar.
Adam Nayman
Almost 25 years later, Jack: Ryan Shadow Recruit tries its best to reignite the Cold War, with tepid results.
Critic reviews
Alex Pappademas
I'm aware that commercial and cultural forces require everything to be rebooted triennially with fresher, hotter stars. But this is the second time the Jack Ryan franchise has rejected a youth transplant.
Connie Ogle
Director Kenneth Branagh knows how to invest the ridiculous with a sort of grandeur - Exhibit A: the surprisingly fun Thor - but Shadow Recruit is more straightforward in nature, so he can't get too fancy.
Tom Long
Branagh runs through all of this efficiently enough, but it feels awfully familiar.
Adam Nayman
Almost 25 years later, Jack: Ryan Shadow Recruit tries its best to reignite the Cold War, with tepid results.
Steven Rea
Too much of the action in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit takes place on laptops, thumb drives, and video monitors.
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Pathetic - cheap trick for a quick buck Was looking for an action flick indicative of the Bourne series, I didn't expect to be blown away by Shadow Recruit but am typically easy to please. This film completely missed the mark. The plot was limp and filled with holes. The acting would have been laughable if I hadn't been crying over the 5 bucks I'd just flushed. And the directing... Well there are just no words...

A bit of a conundrum here... The first half of this movie is REALLY good. Tells a good Jack Ryan origin story and sets us on the path to become reacquainted with the character with all of the spy intrigue and suspense you could possibly want. But once act 3 kicks in the plot becomes too convenient to ignore. It's like the writer got really tired after all the effort put into a the first 2 acts and then just decided to phone it in for the climax. That said, I liked the actors & most of the plot. I'll watch it again, but it has its flaws

Not for fans that enjoy Tom Clancy books This movie was kind of a huge disappointment for me. It was good but not great, and focused very little on the spy game. It felt very rushed. Jack Ryan book fans should know that they took the character name only and some other characteristics, this isn't the same one from the novels.
Cast and credits
Actors | Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Keira Knightley |
Producers | Mace Neufeld, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, David Barron, Mark Vahradian, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Paul Schwake |
Director | Kenneth Branagh |
Writers | Adam Cozad, David Koepp |
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105 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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