Advantages: A good film with strong performances from everyone Disadvantages: A slow start
...action scenes.
On its own Clear and Present Danger is a good movie that
once it gets going will keep you entertained for a couple of hours
To date three actors have played Jack Ryan and it has to be said Harrison Ford makes the part his own by bringing depth and substance to a character that was otherwise portrayed as somewhat weak and two dimensional by the other two actors who have played Jack Ryan. ...
latingirl 14.03.2008 (12.03.2008)
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Advantages: great harrison ford movie Disadvantages: nope
This is one of two films based on Clancy's novels which really work, the other being The Hunt for Red October.
There are several outstanding performances, including Moffatt's in a difficult role as is Henry Czerny's as Robert Ritter, deputy director of the C.I.A. and Ryan's principal adversary; also Willem Dafoe as Clark and Harris Yulin as Cutter. This movie deals with America's war on drugs and also the abuse of power in high places.
As in Clancy's ... ...far can a President go to achieve a laudable goal, even if the means cross moral, legal and international boundaries?
As in Patriot Games, Ford also shares a few short yet important scenes with his wife and two children. Ann Archer and Thora Birch returned to play Ryan's wife Cathy and daughter Sally, giving Ryan that most un-Bond-like sense of family and a tie to the audience.
The movie has been restored to its original Widescreen presentation, ...
misska 01.10.2005
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