I’m not one to care for spy thrillers or action films, but I must confess that Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit was one of the best action films I’ve seen for a long time. It’s funny, smart and modern, it works well.
The story is about an American analyst (Jack Ryan – played by Chris Pine) who quit university during their PHD and joins the US military, only to be severely injured causing months of recovery, in which he never fully recovers. He is then confronted by someone from the CIA (played by Kevin Costner) who asks Jack to join them, and to spend his time behind a desk in [...]