Shadow recruit based on the main character of those books, cia analyst jack ryan, played by star treks chris pine, debuted on yahoo thursday below. Shadow recruit earns a place at the top in my book, right up there with tom cruises. Shadow recruit, starring chris pine, keira knightley, kevin costner, kenneth branagh. Shadow recruit earns a place at the top in my book, right up there with tom cruise s mission impossible movies. Paramount continued the trend last week with the issue of a box set of 4k releases of the five jack ryan films, coinciding with this weeks premiere of. I like a nice longish book, and being a series is even nicer.
Shadow recruit, a somewhat diverting origin story for tom clancys cia analyst. The movie portraying the earliest incarnation of ryan fifth film chronologically is titled jack ryan. Shadow recruit, however, is the first ryan picture that isnt based on a clancy book. A film franchise that suddenly, after the sum of all fears, became dormant for over a decade. Clancys series of intense novels involving cia analyst turned operative jack ryan have had several adaptations in the past. It doesnt reinvent the actionthriller wheel, but jack ryan. The plot is extremely typical spy stuff, russians and all. Shadow recruit korea steelbook bluray limited edition 2014 3 jack ryan. Five films based on clancy novels featuring jack ryan have been produced.
Shadow recruit is a 2014 american action thriller spy film directed by kenneth branagh. Shadow recruit 2 discs includes digital copy bluraydvd 2014 at best buy. The dual purpose of henley associates does make sense and is a good foundation for jack jr. Impossible films on 4k blurays to coincide with the theatrical release of the best action movie of 2018, mission. After killing a drivercumassassin just over a third of the way through the film, ryan chris pine is handed a pistol by mentor thomas harper kevin costner and told, youre not just an. Shadow recruit 2014 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ryan is a marine shot down on a mission in afghanistan shortly after the world trade center attack. Pine takes on the role that has been played before by alec baldwin, harrison ford and ben affleck. Shadow recruit earns a place at the top in my book, right up there with tom cruises mission impossible movies.
On the face of things, a studio reboot of the late writer tom clancys jack ryan character, a sort of american james bond for the neoconfamily values set, seems like an opportunistic and banal idea. Shadow recruit based on the character jack ryan created by novelist tom clancy. Released on january 17, 2014, it follows ryans move. Shadow recruit opens, with the first of two unnecessary prologues, on september 11, 2001 with economics student, jack ryan chris pine, literally and figuratively jolted awake after learning of the twin towers attack. The authoritative record of nprs programming is the audio record.
It is the fifth film in the jack ryan series but is presented as a reboot that departs from the previous installments. Each jack ryan movie departed from the clancy book on which it was based to some degree. Shadow recruit is an action packed, suspense thriller about a cia financial analyst who reluctantly gets drawn into an international web of espionage where the requisite bad guys are attempting to collapse the world economybut mainly destroy the u. Shadow recruit by chris pine, keira knightley, kevin. Tom clancy reheats the cold war from the grave in jack ryan. Shadow recruit with a cynical eye, and youll glimpse evidence that studio confidence might have waned.
While working undercover on wall street, cia analyst jack ryan uncovers a terrorist plot to bring down the american economy. With chris pine, kevin costner, keira knightley, kenneth branagh. Jack ryan is a 20 action drama thriller film written by tom clancy, adam cozad, david koepp, anthony peckham, steven zaillian and directed by kenneth brana. Its also the fifth movie hinged on jack ryan, tom clancys most famous creation and the hero of many of his books. This was exciting but the underlying plot makes no sense. The film wasnt shot with imax cameras and takes very little advantage of the larger screen space or improved sound. The film features the fictional character jack ryan created by author tom clancy. He immediately enlists in the marines in order to serve in afghanistan, but his helicopter is tragically hit in a. Shadow recruit is the fifth film in the movie series, and pine is the fourth actor to play the role on the big screen, following alec baldwin in. You may occasionally receive promotional content from. Theres a little bit of romance mostly kissing and embracing in bed but mostly this is your typical. The action scenes are exciting, and between kenneth branaghs menacing russian bad guy tactics and kevin costners air of mystery, the tension keeps you hooked throughout.
Jack ryan movies released on 4k bluray tvstreaming. After recovering from a post911 war wound, economist jack ryan is recruited by the cia to keep a covert eye on sinister financial transactions. Shadow recruit 2014105 minaction, drama, thriller17 jan 20146. Such is the case with shadow recruit, which opens with jack ryan chris pine. Ratings info contains moderate violence, injury detail and one use of strong language. The first four films feature the same dolby truehd soundtracks heard on their bluray counterparts while jack ryan.
Jack ryan is back on the big screen this weekend with chris pine suiting up as the tom clancycreated hero in jack ryan. Shadow recruit 2014 kevin costner and chris pine in. The movie was rather predictable at times, but i must say it had a. Cia analyst jack ryan chris pine uncovers evidence of a russian conspiracy. Although a new objectbased audio option would have been a welcomed upgrade, each lossless mix nonetheless delivers an excellent and very satisfying aural experience that nicely matches the visuals. Jack ryan first appeared in the hunt for red october in 1984. Shadow recruit comes with the same excellent dtshd ma track. Shadow recruit chris pine is shrewdly cast as tom clancys ciaanalyst hero, even if this franchise reboot is a fairly routine assignment. Genres action, drama directors kenneth branagh cast includes chris pine, kevin costner, keira knightley, kenneth branagh, colm feore, david paymer. Shadow recruit and expresses deep regrets about the film. With john krasinski, wendell pierce, john hoogenakker, abbie cornish.
Jack ryan sequel not likely to happen says chris pine. The actor says there wont be a sequel to jack ryan. Harper wants him to go to moscow and audit everyones books. Shadow recruit, all look better than they ever have. Jacks in the midst of intense physical therapy when a naval officer who secretly works for the cia secretly recruits him to investigate the financial dealings of terrorist groups. Fans of the books and old films or not, you wont be disappointed. Shadow recruit is based on tom clancys famous cia agent protagonist, and includes a good bit of violence, from fast and clean shots execution or sniper style to more closeup drownings and stabbings and fights to the death or on moving vehicles. But the only thing special about it is the insane decision to make keira knightley do an american accent. Ultimately, the film is an adequate and enjoyable spy drama albeit one that will not deliver the same explosive action setpieces and. Shadow recruit chris pine kevin costner kenneth branagh 2014 young jack ryan chris pine goes from being a cia analyst to a spy after he uncovers a russian plot to crash the u. A few weeks ago, i wrote about the excellent paramount releases of the first five mission. The new ryan film is planned as an origin story, not derived from clancys novels and ultimately featuring an earlier point in his career.
Shadow recruit, which rewrites the ryan origin story by placing the young character in the london. Adam cozad, david koepp, tom clancy based on characters created by. Adjusting for inflation, this is the cheapestlooking ryan movie. Shadow recruit kicks off with a series of episodic scenes that. Shadow recruit is essentially about both of these quandaries as it pertains to the mythos of becoming masculine in a post911 america.
Chris pine stars as the eponymous cia agent in paramounts reboot of the tom clancy spycraft franchise. Shadow recruit 2 discs includes digital copy bluray. Shadow recruit crossover peter sullivanjack ryan jackcia. Chris pine, kevin costner, branagh, and keira knightley star in leading roles. Shadow recruit is also playing as a 2d imax experience and theres absolutely no reason to spend extra money on a premium ticket. Shadow recruit spies on bond to replicate aspects and become rebourne. Dr high production values and an absence of melodrama ensure jack ryan. This 4k presentation of the jack ryan collection, including the hunt for red october, patriot games, clear and present danger, the sum of all fears and jack ryan. Shadow recruit offers a sleek, reasonably diverting reboot for a longdormant franchise. The dis give him a really hard time, they get bear to fight him, bear loses and the dis go after bear. Chris pine, keira knightley star alongside director kenneth branagh in jack ryan.