Review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) by Derek J — 16 Jun 2014

A solid though mostly unremarkable action flick.

This review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) was written by Derek J on 16 Jun 2014.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has generally received mixed reviews.

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This film was underrated - Was not a copy cat type spy thriller - it had an original story which took some time to set up but once it was,…

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By Tim V (186) on 26 Aug 2017

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