Harrison Ford returns as Jack Ryan in another Tom Clancy thriller, a companion piece to Patriot Games (1992) doing what he does best in delivering an understated but intelligent performance amongst the action, thrills, drama and intrigue. This time as CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence he gets caught up in an illegal war with a Columbian drug cartel putting himself and his colleagues in danger when things go horribly wrong as he investigates corruption and Government cover ups.
Director Phillip Noyce handles the action sequences well but the script by Steven Zaillian and John Milius gets bogged down in trying to deal with the complexities of the novel which tends to take the wind out of the sails of the action. The film is also about 20 minutes too long making it less tense than Patriot Games but it is still entertaining and enjoyable.
Harrison Ford always delivers and here he is ably supported by Anne Archer, Willem Dafoe and James Earl Jones.
Director Phillip Noyce handles the action sequences well but the script by Steven Zaillian and John Milius gets bogged down in trying to deal with the complexities of the novel which tends to take the wind out of the sails of the action. The film is also about 20 minutes too long making it less tense than Patriot Games but it is still entertaining and enjoyable.
Harrison Ford always delivers and here he is ably supported by Anne Archer, Willem Dafoe and James Earl Jones.