Fresh and Exciting

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Harrison Ford stars in "Patriot Games" from 1992, an adaptation of the Tom Clancy novel. As the years went on, we were able to see Ben Affleck, Alec Baldwin, and Chris Pine play Clancy's hero, Jack Ryan, who appears in quite a few books.There was a time when there were films about Irish terrorists, but today, they have been replaced by another group. Former CIA analyst Jack Ryan is visiting England with his wife and daughter when he foils an abduction/murder of members of the Royal Family as they leave the Palace.The masked men were Irish revolutionaries, and Jack kills Paddy, the younger brother of one of the revolutionaries, Sean Miller (Sean Bean). He vows revenge, and he'll stop at nothing to get it. That includes escaping as he's being moved from one prison to the other and traveling to America.This is a very exciting film, with a long and detailed finale that is both scary and fantastic.Harrison Ford is the ultimate movie star, hearkening back to the classic stars of the '30s and '40s. Likable, versatile, and strong, he makes a great Jack Ryan,a man as determined to protect his wife and daughter as his nemesis is to destroy all of them. Anne Archer is lovely as his doctor wife. Sean Bean is hateful, as he should be. Lots of familiar faces -- Patrick Bergin, Thora Birch, James Fox, Samuel L. Jackson, James Earl Jones, Richard Harris, Alum Armstrong ("New Tricks), and Hugh Fraser ("Poirot"). Quite a cast.Truly excellent -- if you never saw it, see it now. Ford plays Ryan again in Clear and Present Danger.

When CIA analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.The actors who played Jack and Caroline Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October", Alec Baldwin and Gates McFadden, were unavailable. Baldwin had committed to perform in "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway. In 2011, Baldwin says he did not appear because of "sleazy Hollywood tools." I just want to take this time to say that Harrison Ford is the definitive Jack Ryan. No offense to Baldwin, and no offense to Ben Affleck, who are both being excellent actors in their own right. But Ford just has the right look of an experienced agent, and someone you expect to get in combat with another spy.

Patriot GamesCIA retirement packages should always include low-level government secrets that the retiree can sell to the Russians.Unfortunately, the former agent in this thriller is dealing with the Irish.On vacation with his wife (Anne Archer) and daughter (Thora Birch), ex- CIA agent Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) thwarts the kidnapping of the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.During the skirmish, Ryan kills the brother of one of the IRA members (Sean Bean), who vows revenge.He makes good on that promise when the Secretary visits Ryan's family home in Maryland.Unfortunately for the IRA, Ryan hasn't forgotten how to neutralize a foreign threat.The second installment - and first star Ford in the titular role - Patriot Games replaces its predecessor's intrigue with white-knuckle action for a more satisfying, yet less cerebral, follow-up. As for how to get the IRA off your trail: lead them to an Orangemen convention.Yellow Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

I love this movie for two reasons: Harrison Ford and Anne Archer.I was a big fan of the Tom Clancy novels at one time and loved seeing them turned into films. Harrison Ford is the best person I could imagine to play jack Ryan. he did a fantastic job. I love Anne Archer, too. She was just so damn desirable in this movie. A special shout out to Thora Birch, who played their daughter. She is just so cute! This film is constant and hot action with a supporting cast that is to die for: Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean, Richard Harris, James Earl Jones, James Fox, and Samuel L. Jackson. What more could you possibly want in a movie?