Review of Patriot Games (1992) by Hal Hinson for Washington Post — 11 Jun 2011
The main problem with Patriot Games, though, is that the inevitable confrontation between Ryan and Miller takes forever to materialize. In the interim, Noyce gets bogged down in the mass of technical detail -- the inside-CIA baseball -- that is such an integral aspect of Clancy's books.
On the page, Clancy's research is impressively exhaustive, and if by chance you become bored, you can always skip ahead. But a movie doesn't afford us this luxury. Some of what we're shown about the inner working of the intelligence network is fascinating, but sometimes it can become an irritating distraction.
You just want to cut to the chase.
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This review of Patriot Games (1992) was written by Hal Hinson and published by Washington Post on 11 Jun 2011.
Patriot Games has generally received positive reviews.
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