Review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) by Jim G — 06 Jun 2014

Not bad. Interesting story. Odd to hear Kiera Knightly do an American accent. Pine is good and Costner is great. Worthy of at least one viewing and possibly a rainy day if it's on tv again...

This review of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) was written by Jim G on 06 Jun 2014.

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit has generally received mixed reviews.

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