Being the 1st movie of 2014 I
did pray hard for Jack Ryan: Shadow
Recruit to be a nice one as I wouldn’t wanna start my 2014 premiere series
with a sour note, and thanks to director Kenneth Branagh for not disappointing
me :)
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| Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, in cinemas 16 Jan 2014 |
Blending together 75% of action violence
flicks, 15% of sex & 10% of humour & miscellaneous (fancy car, hi-tech
gears, luxury setting etc..) , you get a lovely cocktail of standard Hollywood
action thriller movie, in this case – we have Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.. the recipe
with slight modification here & there works like a charm almost every time
& I bet it will continue to stay that way as it does cover all the audience's
favourite elements. ^^
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| The actions & humour :) |
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| The charms: Keira Knightley ;) |
Story line: ‘Based on the character created by bestselling author Tom Clancy,
"Jack Ryan" is a global action thriller set in the present day. The
story centred around Jack Ryan (Chris Pine [Star Trek])
who appears to be an ordinary New York executive to his friends and loved ones,
but his enlistment into the CIA secretly goes back years. He was brought in as
a brainy Ph.D. who crunches global data – but when Ryan ferrets out a
meticulously planned scheme to collapse the U.S. economy and spark global
chaos, he becomes the only man with the skills to stop it. Now, he’s gone fully
operational, thrust into a world of mounting suspicion, deception and deadly
force. Caught between his tight-lipped handler Harper (Kevin Costner), his
in-the-dark fiancée Cathy (Keira
Knightley) and a brilliant Russian
oligarch, Jack must confront a new reality where no one can seem to be trusted,
yet the fate of millions rests on his finding the truth. With the urgency of a
lit fuse, he’s in a race to stay one step ahead of everyone around him.’
Come back to the review, despite a
rather predictable plot development and a typical happy ending where hero save
the day, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit still
makes a nice bright spot in the early 2014. With its smooth story line, nicely arranged action
scenes, staring by some of the talented actors Chris Pine & Keira Knightley,
even though the brand new Hollywood action thriller doesn’t really standout due
to the fact that there were so many impressive movies of similar genre (007,
Mission Impossible etc..), nevertheless this is for sure a good company to be
consider if you’re looking for an entertaining popcorn night out. :)
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| Thanks to NuffnangMY for the invites :) |
Rating: 7.2/10~ ^^
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