Summary
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.
Cast
Harrison Ford
Jack Ryan
Willem Dafoe
John Clark
Joaquim de Almeida
Col. Felix V. Cortez
Henry Czerny
CIA Deputy Director Robert Ritter
Harris Yulin
National Security Advisor James Cutter
Donald Moffat
President Bennett
Miguel Sandoval
Ernesto Escobedo
Benjamin Bratt
Captain Ramirez
Raymond Cruz
Domingo Chavez
Dean Jones
Judge Moore
Anne Archer
Dr. Cathy Ryan
Thora Birch
Sally Ryan
Ann Magnuson
Moira Wolfson
James Earl Jones
Admiral James Greer
Hope Lange
Senator Mayo
Tom Tammi
FBI Director Emile Jacobs
Greg Germann
Petey
Tim Grimm
Dan Murray
Belita Moreno
Jean Fowler
Jorge Luke
Sipo
Ellen Geer
Rose
Jared Chandler
Insertion Team Radioman
Ted Raimi
Satellite Analyst
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Voice-Print Analyst
John Lafayette
CIA Analyst
Beau Lotterman
CIA Analyst
Rex Linn
Washington Detective
Ken Howard
Committee Chairman
Alexander Lester
John Ryan Jr.
Reg E. Cathey
Sergeant Major
Clark Gregg
Staff Sergeant
Chris Conrad
Sniper Sergeant
Vaughn Armstrong
Blackhawk Pilot
John Putch
Blackhawk Co-Pilot
Colleen Flynn
Coast Guard Captain
Reed Diamond
Coast Guard Chief
Cam Brainard
Coast Guardsman
Brendan Ford
Coast Guardsman
Michael Jace
Coast Guardsman
Patrick Bauchau
Enrique Rojas
Aaron Lustig
Dr. Polk
Lynne Marie Stewart
Greer's Secretary
John Rixey Moore
Spook
Jaime Gomez
Sergeant Oso
Miguel Pérez
DEA Agent
R.A. Rondell
MC Driver
Peter Weireter
FBI Director’s Bodyguard
Blanca Guerra
Escobedo's Wife
Diana Sowle
Cartel Maid
Victor Palmieri
Ambassador Ferris
Trip Hamilton
White House Guard
Cameron Thor
DEA Surveillance Agent
Harley Venton
DEA Agent
Juan Carlos Colombo
Cortez's Bodyguard
Rufino Echegoyen
Escobedo's Driver
Honorato Magaloni
Mining Company Manager
Mario Iván Martínez
Chemist
Eduardo Andrade
Eduardo
Hector Teller
Hector
Alejandro Bracho
Fernandez
Robert Arratia
Colombian Hitman
Eliot Ferrer
Colombian Hitman
David J. Negrón Jr.
Cartel Accountant
Michael A. Mendez
Cartel Gunman
Michael A. Mendez
Cartel Member
Kamala Lopez
Venezuelan Telephonist
Guillermo Ríos
Gate House Guard
Alejandro De Hoyos
Spanish Reporter
Alejandro De Hoyos
CNN Reporter
Barbara Harrison
TV Reporter
Mark Bailey
Reporter
Elizabeth Dennehy
Reporter
Patricia Belcher
INS Officer
Tom Isbell
Restaurant Doctor
Kim Flowers
Restaurant Hostess
Claudia Lobo
Ritter's Wife
Al Verdun
Ritter's Secretary
Catherine MacNeal
Greer's Nurse
Denice Kumagai
Nurse
Marjorie Lovett
President's Secretary
Lee Bear
Cutter's Bodyguard
Glenn E. Coats
Hotel Clerk
Kevin Cooney
CIA Counsel
Lis Kern
Horse Trainer
Thomas Luskey
Homicide Detective
Christine Moore
Greer’s Widow
Tom Bower
Clark's Pilot (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Phillip Noyce
Novel
Tom Clancy
Screenplay
Steven Zaillian
Screenplay
John Milius
Screenplay
Donald E. Stewart
Reviews
John Chard
March 23, 2019
7
These drug cartels represent a clear and present danger to the national security of the United States.
The third outing for Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan - and the second with Harrison Ford in the lead - is a tightly constructed political thriller. Condensing Clancy's door stoppers is no easy task, but the makers here, headed by director Phillip Noyce, have manged to keep the pic brisk and intelligent for entertainment worth.
Plot essentially boils down to America's war on drugs and the Colombian cartel at the helm of such operations. Naturally all is a bit suspect in the American corridors of power, leading to corruption and abuse of power that puts Jack Ryan firmly at the front to sift and destroy the bad eggs staining the American Star Spangled Banner.
This very much plays out for those who like a bit of politico subterfuge, whist being ok with long passages of like minded chatter is also a requisite. That we have a fine cast playing out the screenplay (Donald E. Stewart, Steven Zaillian and John Milius) is a big plus that gives credibility to the shifty machinations.
There's a nagging annoyance throughout that this still should be a better film, especially given the overstretched run time of 2 hours 20 minutes, and the computer sections are dubious and the finale is something of a damp squib. However, we are in the company of great pros, both in front of and behind the camera - and also on the page (Clancy's brain superlative). With that in mind it's reasons to seek this out and enjoy if this splinter of political thriller is your bag. 7/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$62,000,000.00
Revenue:
$215,887,717.00
Keywords
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