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By Connie Ogle (690) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 20 Jan 2014

Pine, who has been so good and so instrumental in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek series as Captain Kirk, turns out to be a decent Ryan…

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By Olly Richards (291) for Empire (3,446) on 20 Jan 2014

In stripping Jack Ryan back to basics it’s lost some sophistication, but reinvigorated an action hero who’s unlike any other on offer and…

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By Daniel M. Kimmel (1,403) for New England Movies Weekly (716) on 19 Jan 2014

It turns out to be a solid thriller with a strong cast, some great set pieces, and a set up for many more films to come…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 19 Jan 2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is inoffensive and easy to indulge in, as a film that maintains your attention throughout - with an unrelenting and…

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By Neil Smith (699) for Total Film (3,532) on 19 Jan 2014

A solid outing for a re-Bourne hero that could, with a few key tweaks, generate another round of vehicles for the Clancy cash cow…

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By Adam Ross (121) for The Aristocrat (121) on 18 Jan 2014

While Shadow Recruit is undeniably formulaic - grizzled mentor! An agent in over his head! An international conspiracy! - it's formula is rock solid…

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By Kristian Harloff (339) for Schmoes Know (710) on 18 Jan 2014

The storyline is the weakest part of the film, but the straightforward action and solid performances make Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit a fun,…

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By Blake Howard (505) for 2UE That Movie Show (314) on 18 Jan 2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is giving Branagh a chance to get in Dr…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 18 Jan 2014

As action pulp, the venture gets a very solid, if far-from-perfect, working over from Thor director Kenneth Branagh, the former Shakespearean…

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By Adam Fendelman (235) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 18 Jan 2014

Plagued by writers Adam Cozad and David Koepp, the result is a rookie/veteran script struggle that is selfishly directed by actor Kenneth Branagh…

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By Robert Kojder (605) for What Culture (594) on 18 Jan 2014

[Jack Ryan] offers up some formulaic yet fun thrills and is essentially the best you're going to get as far as January flicks go…

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By Mark Keizer (225) for Alt Film Guide (63) on 18 Jan 2014

This iteration of Jack Ryan may be new, but the whole idea of Jack Ryan has never felt so old…

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By Mark Ellis (362) for Schmoes Know (710) on 18 Jan 2014

Kenneth Branagh has a ball as a hammy, cartoonishly evil Russian attempting to start an economic disaster in the US…

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By Jeffrey M. Anderson (3,573) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 18 Jan 2014

[The] moments of inspiration are too few. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit feels like it should have applied for a desk job…

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By Victoria Alexander (762) for Las Vegas Informer (90) on 18 Jan 2014

A boring, editing mess with an absurd jump cut in the action not worthy of a major hoped-for franchise…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 18 Jan 2014

This reboot may not exactly be a game changer, but it does its job in getting the series' established game back up and running in crowd-pleasing…

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By Jason Gorber (520) for ScreenAnarchy (469) on 18 Jan 2014

Time will tell whether this is in fact the reboot Paramount is hoping for…

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By David Denby (676) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 18 Jan 2014

A reboot of an A-level spy series seems too pretty-good to be true…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for Observer (1,042) on 18 Jan 2014

By my rough calculation, the real Jack Ryan should be approximately 103…

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By John Serba (472) for MLive.com (475) on 17 Jan 2014

I'll leave it to diehard Clancyites to quibble over any trueness-to-character points, and take the film at face value: yawn…

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