Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Tom Clancy’s character Jack Ryan has been the hero of several feature films: The Hunt for Red October, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, and The Sum of All Fears. Now played by Chris Pine in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, a young Ryan is recruited by the CIA for his analytic skills and Marine background. He follows the lead of some strange financial goings-on, and finds evidence of a Russian plot to commit a terrorist act within the United States and destroy the U.S. economy.

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There is a small smattering of language cleaned up by ClearPlay in Shadow Recruit, about 16 instances that include one F-word. The violence is largely bloodless, but is intense, and some is trimmed for its severity. The action scenes could be too disturbing for younger viewers.

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There are a couple of great moments in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Chris Pine is affable, Keira Knightley as Ryan’s love interest is wonderful, and Kevin Costner is solid if a little bland. The movie is directed by the film’s villain, Kenneth Branagh, and the film works on the strength of its set pieces. The plot is overly-complicated, but enough info is doled out for the layman to follow the good guys and have a good time. In the end, what you CIA is what you get.

Marty Nabhan - ClearPlay Undercover Reviewer

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and intense action, and brief strong language; 105 min; Directed by Kenneth Branagh