Review rated by 27 Ciao members on average: very helpful
Clear and Present Danger is the 1994 film from director Phillip Noyce who teams up with Harrison Ford as Jack Ryan once again to produce the sequel to Patriot Games. It is adapted from the Tom Clancy novel of the same name, features a bit more intrigue and corruption than Patriot Games and reverts Jack Ryan back to a more solid CIA role, and was acclaimed as a better film than Patriot Games.
Ford stars as Jack Ryan, appointed CIA deputy director following the deteriorating health of his mentor, Admiral Greer (James Earl Jones). With political situations tense on Colombia and strains between it and the States, Ryan assures there will be no black ops action in the South American country, only for National Security Advisor Cutter (Harris Yulin) to secretly order otherwise. Ryan ends up going to Colombia with John Clark (Willem Dafoe) to sort out the problems caused by this order. He uncovers political corruption as things become clear, and the path leads all the way back to the White House.
There are some solid performances throughout this film, particularly with the leads. Harrison Ford gives a good turn as Ryan, and Willem Dafoe is solid as Clark. There are also good turns from Joaqim de Almeida as Cortez and some convincing acting from Anne Archer as Ryan's ever suffering wife Cathy. The remainder of the cast do well.
The film is acclaimed as better than Patriot Games. Politically, it was more stable and seemed more comfortable dealing with a South American country than Patriot Games did with Ireland. The film has less care about it in this way and that kind of gives us a bit more action. There is a bit of confusion in the film, and you are never sure who is the guilty party in the film and who isn't, even at the end, and this I find rather annoying.
The film kept me entertained all the way through, and I was impressed with Noyce's direction. The scenery was well used, particularly with the Colombian scenes, and the whole ensemble of the film is typical of a Tom Clancy tale - tell everyone what's going on, then tell them something different and light some fireworks. The DVD is available from amazon.co.uk for £3.98.
Good review. I found this more believable than Patriot Games where I felt Clancy was fighting a losing battle trying to persuade the Americans that the IRA were bad guys, it took 9/11 to do that.
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12.11.2008 23:16
Good review. I found this more believable than Patriot Games where I felt Clancy was fighting a losing battle trying to persuade the Americans that the IRA were bad guys, it took 9/11 to do that.
12.11.2008 23:10
Nice review, sounds like a decent film
12.11.2008 22:21
Agree - great film - very tense.