Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.
Critics Sentiment
Jack Ryan witnesses 9/11 attacks and joins Marine Corps
Cathy unexpectedly flies to Moscow suspecting Jack of having an affair
The film drops significantly from the praised bathroom fight sequence to Cathy's problematic arrival in Moscow, falling 1.5 points as her character complications frustrated critics.
Critics viewed Shadow Recruit as a competent but generic spy thriller that departed too much from Jack Ryan's cerebral roots. While Pine's performance and some action sequences earned praise, the film was seen as formulaic and forgettable, checking boxes without achieving anything special. The consensus was that it worked as entertainment but failed to distinguish itself in the crowded spy genre.
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Chris Pine
Jack Ryan
Keira Knightley
Cathy Muller
Kevin Costner
William Harper
Kenneth Branagh
Viktor Cherevin
Lenn Kudrjawizki
Constantin
Colm Feore
Rob Behringer
Gemma Chan
Amy Chan
Alec Utgoff
Aleksandr Borovsky
Peter Andersson
Dimitri Lemkov
Nonso Anozie
Embee
Aleksandar Aleksiev
Cherevin's Bodyguard
Deborah Rosan
Customer
Price Lindsey
Waiter
Celine Jedidi
Restaurant Diner
Ricky Rajpal
VIP Business Man
Karen David
FBI Lead Agent
David Paymer
Dixon Lewis
David Hayman
Sergey Dostal
Amy J. Kim
UN Announcer
Bogdan Kominowski
Mr. Borovsky
Crew
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