Patriot Games
Harrison Ford stars as Jack Ryan in this explosive thriller based on Tom Clancy's international best-seller. His days as an intelligence agent behind him, former CIA analyst Jack Ryan has traveled to London to vacation with his wife (Anne Archer, Fatal Attraction) and child (Thora Birch, All I Want For Christmas). Meeting his family outside of Buckingham Palace, Ryan is caught in the middle of a terrorist attack on Lord Holmes (James Fox, The Russian House), a member of the Royal Family. Ryan helps to thwart Holmes' assailants and becomes a local hero. But Ryan's courageous act marks him as a target in the sights of the terrorist (Sean Bean, Stormy Monday) whose brother he killed. Now Ryan must return to action for the most vital assignment of his life: to save his family. Costarring James Earl Jones (The Hunt For Red October).
Makes you wonder..... @Michael J Pratt
...not about the purported iTunes bias (doesn't seem to be any on the surface) but the motives of those upset with iTunes for the supposed bashing in the plot summary. What is so bashing about "explosive thriller" etc, etc. ??? Was the the write-up not filled enough with praise for the film that it qualifies as "bashing" ?? Makes no sense. The summary doesn't even go so far as to take a political bent (as in ...siding with the IRA for example) The whole thing smacks of folks writing bogus product reviews for amazon. Either that or these folks are just immature and stupid. Regardless, it's a good flick ...about Clancy's least technical and most humanistic thrillers.
What's up with the plot summary? @joecoolai
Hey iTunes...what's the deal with the slant in the plot summary? I'm sure if I wanted an editorial, I would have just skipped to the comment section. Is there some reason you hate this movie? Are you just another repressed Alec Baldwin fan? I think this film is great, and isn't that far off the script from the book. If you are looking for a Clancy film that really departs from the book storyline, why not slam "The Sum of All Fears" instead?
Harrison rocks... @Flicks
Nice review iTunes. That's a brilliant way to sell a movie. While the plot to attack Ryan's seaside home is farfetched, the movie is fun and intense. After all, it is a work of fiction. What's more unbelievable is Ben Affleck as Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears. Gimme a break man.
Good movie, but where's Chewie? @respectmyauthority
Han Solo is the Shiznit. This movie is pretty good, theres just so many other ones like it that you probably forgot which one this one was, so buy it, watch it, like it. Get it?
Very well done @Ms Deb
Okay, I'm always going to be biased towards the books a particular movie is based upon. However, this movie will definitely grab you by the throat. The substitution of Ford for Baldwin was an excellent choice, although I did like Baldwin as Ryan as well. It's just that Ford has, well, the qualities of what I expect from Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, right down to the ability to partray a flash temper the is hidden deep in the shy persona normally displayed. This one is perfect both as a political thriller and as an action-adventure, and parents can relate to both Drs. Ryan (Ford and Archer), as they struggle to do what any parent or spouse would do to protect their families under the worst conditions. Get the book, the audio book, and the movie. It's all good.