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The third installment in the cinematic incarnation of Tom Clancy's CIA analyst Jack Ryan and the second starring Harrison Ford, this follow-up to Patriot Games is a more complex, rewarding, and bolder film than its predecessor. Ford returns as Ryan, this time embroiled in a failed White House bid to wipe out a Colombian drug cartel and cover up the mess. The script, by Clancy and John Milius (Red Dawn), has an air of true adventure about it as Ryan places himself in harm's way to extract covert soldiers abandoned in a Latin American jungle. There are a couple of remarkable set pieces expertly handled by Patriot Games director Phillip Noyce, especially a shocking scene involving an ambush on Ryan's car in an alley. The supporting cast is superb, including Willem Dafoe as the soldiers' leader, Henry Czerny as Ryan's enemy at the CIA, Joaquim de Almeida as a smooth-talking villain, Ann Magnuson as an unwitting confederate in international crime, and James Earl Jones as Ryan's dying boss. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, theatrical trailer, closed captioning, optional French soundtrack, and optional Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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Harrison Ford is the perfect Jack Ryan
Clear & Present Danger is the third movie in the Jack Ryan film series, adapted from Tom Clancy's book of the same name which is the fifth in Clancy's series of Jack Ryan novels. C&PD was the second (and last) outing for Harrison Ford as Ryan. Ford is the best of the three actors who have played Jack Ryan on screen, outshining Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October) and light years better than Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears). I would have loved to have seen Ford stick around to do TSOAF, or even one or two film adaptations of some of the later novels with Ryan in the White House (Executive Orders, anyone?). In addition to Harrison Ford, many other cast members stepped up with memorable performances in this film, including James Earl Jones as the terminally-ill Admiral James Greer, Donald Moffat as the President, Miguel Sandoval as Escobeda, Willem DaFoe as John Clark, Raymondo Cruz as Domingo "Ding" Chavez and Henry Czerny as Bob Ritter, to name just a few. Of the film adaptations, I rank C&PD just behind The Hunt for Red October. Clear & Present Danger is a well-written, well-directed film with a great cast, and a movie that I love watch over and over again.
a dissapointment
I never read the book and never plan on reading it so unlike most of the other low rankings based on a bad adaptation of the book, mine's different. I saw Patriot Games and enjoyed it, so I bought this one too. But, it doesn't come close to its predecessor. The first one never let up and was always suspensful and exciting. This one is completely different. Personally, for all of you complaining about how it strayed from the book which I haven't read, that would be tolerable if it were a good movie. I'm not even going to talk about the plot because it's so complicated. At times, I would be tearing my hair out because of all of the stuff going on at the same time. Double crosses. Hidden deals with Colombians. Secret partnerships. Weird murders. Well, anyway, with all of this stuff plus a lot more going on at the same time, I lost all hope and was staring at a screen which appeared blank to me.
Sure, movies shouldn't be very simple but there comes a point when a movie is too complicated. And it was in this movie. So, don't rent or buy it, because you'll be very confused and bored. Believe me, it's boring. So, rent or buy Patriot Games and act like this doesn't even exist.
Stick to the story, Harisson Ford was awful!
There is nothing to say except that It's one of the worst performances of Harisson ford. Fight Visuals are Awful too! you'll obviously recognize fastening and Intrupted picture record on fight scenes!
but the story and screenplay are astonishingly brilliant. and these are the most important parts of each movie for me. so I can rate this movie as 4 Stars!
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