Review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) by Shajie K — 25 Jun 2014

Ok action movie... better if your in a sleepy mood!

This review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) was written by Shajie K on 25 Jun 2014.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Renuka Vyavahare (150) for The Times of India (879) on 17 Nov 2017

For avid fans of espionage thrillers, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is modestly watchable. For the rest, wait for something different…

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Fantastic cast and there were some really cool things about it but still kind of flat for me…

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By Kaitlyn J (336) on 22 Oct 2016

Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit The Wife and I sat down and watched 2 Kevin Costner movies today and this was the best one by far…

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By Nguyen Le (136) for The Script Lab (63) on 09 Oct 2018

The film's 105-minute runtime offers brisk pacing but kiddie-pool depth storytelling (not to mention familiar too)…

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By David K (1,644) on 17 Oct 2018

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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By Simon S (627) on 09 Sep 2018

Good enough film. It has a narrative with more holes than Swiss cheese but still enjoyable nonetheless…

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By Borhan K (438) on 22 Oct 2016

Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit The Wife and I sat down and watched 2 Kevin Costner movies today and this was the best one by far…

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By Jennifer Heaton (346) for Alternative Lens (346) on 01 Nov 2018

It all feels less like a film and more like a product; a generic store-brand version of a movie you can get for much better quality if you…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for SF Crowsnest (189) on 10 Nov 2018

Despite Pine's flimsy take as Ryan not being saucy enough to generate any characterization complexity, Shadow Recruit is still serviceable…

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By Josh M (1,729) on 25 Mar 2018

Entertains because of it's short length and suspense, but bombs big time when it comes to providing a film with real complexity…

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