Review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) by Jonathan G — 21 Jun 2014

Don't expect too much and you won't be let down. Tom Clancy based story with action and suspense... and, well... Kevin Costner.

This review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) was written by Jonathan G on 21 Jun 2014.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has generally received mixed reviews.

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Shadow Recruit may not quite be up to the level of the older Clancy entries (and due to the author's death last year, we won't be getting any…

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By Daniel D (1,629) on 24 Mar 2017

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By Tim V (186) on 26 Aug 2017

A good beginning though less pretty would be good. $8…

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Great screensaver. Put it on in the background if you're procrastinating on some writing project. You'll be so much more productive than usual…

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Tons of action, fighting and bullets. Hard to follow at times, but worth watching. My watch again at a later date…

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