Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a 2014 American action thriller film, directed by and co-starring Kenneth Branagh available on Blu-ray. Chris Pine along with Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley, star in leading roles.

Based on the character created by bestselling author Tom Clancy, “Jack Ryan” is a global action thriller set in the present day. This original story follow a young Jack (Chris Pine) as he uncovers a fi nancial terrorist plot. The story follows him from 9/11, through his tour of duty in Afghanistan, which scarred him forever, and into his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit of the modern CIA where he becomes an analyst, under the guardianship of his handler, Harper (Kevin Costner).

When Ryan believes he’s uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that’s more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancée Cathy (Keira Knightley).

Critic Reviews:

• " The main characters and the performances behind them are nicely pitched. " – Russell Baillie

• " The vulnerability of the Jack Ryan character is still present, something very important that keeps us rooting for him. " – Chris Stuckmann

• " “Shadow Recruit” is fun in a minor, winter-season way. " – David Denby