Synopsis
Agent Jack Ryan becomes acting Deputy Director of Intelligence for the CIA when Admiral Greer is diagnosed with cancer. When an American businessman, and friend of the president, is murdered on his yacht, Ryan starts discovering links between the man and drug dealers. As former CIA agent John Clark is sent to Colombia to kill drug cartel kingpins in retaliation, Ryan must fight through multiple cover-ups to figure out what happened and who's responsible.
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Cast
- Harrison FordJack Ryan
- Willem DafoeJohn Clark
- Joaquim de AlmeidaCol. Felix V. Cortez
- Henry CzernyCIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter
- Harris YulinNational Security Advisor James Cutter
- Donald MoffatPresident Bennett
- Miguel SandovalErnesto Escobedo
- Benjamin BrattCaptain Ramirez
- Raymond CruzDomingo Chavez
- Dean JonesJudge Moore
Recommendations
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The New Republic
The result, except for the stock action climax, is sharp, fast, bitter. [19 September 1994, p. 38] - 90
The New Yorker
The filmmakers haven't simply tamed the rogue elephant of Clancy's narrative; they've turned it into something that moves as gracefully and as powerfully as a gazelle. - 80
The New York Times
Another fast, gripping spy story with some good tricks up its sleeve. - 80
Time
The movie has two other qualities you don't always find in films of this kind: a sense of humor and a sense of character. [15 August 1994, p. 61] - 78
Austin Chronicle
There is enough intrigue to keep it interesting, and if it ever feels too slow, try counting the number of people who get betrayed. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The plot alone is a thing of beauty. - 63
ReelViews
Enjoyable, but it's a shallow enjoyment. - 60
Empire
Earlier Clancy films alternated between the dull and the ridiculous. First-rate writers like Steven Zaillian and the great John Milius have managed to make this considerably meatier.
