Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

2013 • 105 minutes

4.0

4.12K reviews

55%

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Eligible

About this movie

"An action hero is reborn!"* raves top critics about the "intense, exciting"* origin story of Tom Clancy's iconic hero Jack Ryan. The thrills are non-stop as CIA recruit Ryan (Chris Pine) is caught in a dangerous web of intrigue and espionage spun between a shadowy government agent (Academy Award-Winner Kevin Costner), his unsuspecting fiancée (Keira Knightly) and a fearless Russian power broker (Kenneth Branagh). Jack must quickly evolve from soldier to analyst to full-fledged operative to stop a devastating terrorist plot against the United States. The stakes have never been higher in this "taut, tense and terrific" thrill ride. *Scott Mantz, Access Hollywood ** Bill Bregoli, CBS Radio News

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Ratings and reviews

4.0

4.12K reviews

Brandon Johnston

June 26, 2014

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

10 people found this review helpful

Blake T

September 6, 2014

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...

5 people found this review helpful

John Becknell

June 29, 2016

When Jack gets off the plane in Russia (why did he go to Russia again?), there's an attempt on his life. But no one, not even Jack, bothers to ask the obvious question--why were they shooting? or who was shooting? Obviously Jack's cover was blown wide open, right? But the movie pushes forward, as if it never happened, just one of those things on a bad Friday morning... Come on, where did this movie begin to make sense? I guess even fine actors need to pay the bills..

18 people found this review helpful

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