Customer Ratings & Reviews

I must admit that I went into this movie with very low expectations. I liked the Jack Ryan movies in the past, but couldn't take Chris Pine seriously as Jack Ryan. Furthermore, I very seldom care for Kevin Costner other than in Dances With Wolves. The critics did not like this movie because it was supposedly a James Bond/ Jason Bourne ripoff. Unfortunately they neglected to realize that there are more James Bond and Jason Bourne sequels than you you count on four hands. Using them as a template was a perfectly good idea with new characters and a great story. Yes, it involved the Russians as bad guys, but with a great new twist. [SPOILER ALERT}, this time it involved a terrorist attack that would be used to exploit the drop in the stock market by selling the most affected securities short. Most people do not understand the way this works and so they can't appreciate how feasible it is to do it and how relevant it is to today's financial markets. Both Pine and Costner were very effective in their respective roles and KeIra Knightly was just delightful. Even Kenneth Branaugh was excellent as a Russian bad guy and as Director (which I didn't realize until later). The bu-ray version I bought looks absolutely great and is one of my better looking movies. I don't want to go too overboard with this because you may not like it as much as I did. The plot is complicated (which I really enjoyed) but if you don't get it, you may not like it. The good thing is that you will want to view it over again many times to pick up all of the details.

Spy drama with a lot of action, Chris Pine and Kevin Costner are great.

Part of the problem is that, having seen Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck play Jack Ryan in previous movies (and having read the books), it's difficult for a new actor to put his stamp on the character. Should he (Chris Pine) act like he imagines a young Harrison Ford might play Ryan? Or would that be like playing Han Solo as Jack Ryan? Plus, to make it more relevant to today's audiences, the story has to be transplanted in time to the present day. The story is pretty good, and keeps some of the Ryan back story (Marine, injured in a helicopter crash, makes a pile of money on Wall Street, etc...), and puts a contemporary polish on it. So, overall, worth seeing on its own merits, but also if only to compare to previous Ryan stories.

Jack Ryan Shadow Recruit features Chris Pine as your typical action hero. The movie has shades of Mission Impossible with action, love interest and our hero saving the day. The movie follows the typical and expected script with no real new additions to the action movie genre that we have not seen before. The main take away point is for Chris Pine to prove that is not only Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise. If you like Mission Impossible and Die Hard series then you will like this show. Do not bet against a sequel being made since it follows the previously mentioned series Mission Impossible and Die Hard too much.

if you do not relate this to the other shows it is a good feature, the story line does not colaborate with the other stories in the set. you have a young Jack Ryan begaining his carrer with the current events of this day. when previous movie had an experanced older Jack with a current event of that day. the movie does stand well by it self, good story line and cast make this an enjoyable evening in. this is good enough to watch several times. i would recoment purchasing this feature, we have already watched this one 4 times, and will again in the future.

I enjoyed the movie. I liked Chris Pine in Star Trek. The movie has a great cast. I liked the Harrison Ford, Jack Ryan movies. It's hard to top them. I think this movie compliments them, it gives us a nice back ground to the character, more, but different from the movie with Ben Affleck. Shadow Recruit will probably not be ranked hirer than Red October, Patriot Games, and Clear and Present Danger but it's still a good movie to me. Kevin Costner is very good, maybe a bit of a show stealer.

I have watched all the previous Tom Clancy movies. I am a big fan of Tom Clancy. I enjoyed this movie, (and I rarelly enjoy movies made in this era) but it just was not as good as the previous Jack Ryan movies made in the past. It's still a great movie and I do recommend watching it if your a fan of the older movies. Just don't expect a Harrison Ford quality performance (he's a tough act to follow).

It's a fun secret agent movie. While it lacks the charm of something like a James Bond movie, it is a good summer action movie that takes it self a little bit more seriously then it needs to. Easy to identifiy good and bad guys, some quick action scenes, and an evil plot that they just lay out for you. I got it for my dad for fathers day, both enjoyed watching it.

I like the original Jack Ryan series, this was not as good as the original. I hope they bring out a second one and make it better, I will still buy the second one if they make it. It wasn't what I expected for this type of movie. It was still good to watch, I did enjoy parts of the movie. Lets hope that they do a better job if there is a second movie.

Along the lines of the Bourne movies but not quite up to that level....but pretty close. It compares favorably to the earlier Jack Ryan movies and contains sharp dialogue, many tense moments and a believable story line. On a scale of 1-10 I would give it 7.8 (I am a big fan of this type of movie so that probably influenced my rating) .

A pretty good storyline, and Chris Pine does a good job stepping into the role so closely associated with the likes of Affleck, Ford and Baldwin and manages to do fairly well on his first try in the role. It is like most Jack Ryan films - action packed, lots of explosions, special effects and fast moving plot. Pretty good effort.

I may be biased because I'm a fan of the whole Jack Ryan character series of films (Sum of All Fears, Hunt For Red October, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger), but this is well done too. A good story with character development that holds your interest and keeps moving, good photography, interesting places and of course the good guys win in the end. Definitely worth viewing.

Not quite on par with the Bourne movies, but stays true to the Jack Ryan character, who was always more of a thinking man's action hero than a Bourne like action hero. Chris Pine is a good fit for the lead role and I hope they make at least one more movie in the series to develop the character further.

I am extremely glad that I bought the dvd. I have no regrets; it's worth it. I have watched it a number of times already. It's entertaining and well made. It's great to see a different part of Jack Ryan's life. I love Tom Clancy and the Jack Ryan novels and although this was not based on a specific book, I think they tried to stay true to Ryan's character.

I heard a lot of reviews a few good and plenty bad but I'm a fan of secret agent movies so I bought it for my collection and after watching the movie I don't understand the bad reviews I thought if was really good plenty of action and twists and turns and I hope they continue this series and keep the same cast I'll be looking forward to them in the future.

Fans of Tom Clancy will like this but you don't have to be a one to enjoy the movie. While it does not follow any of the Clancy books, I think it is a good use of Mr. Clancy's character. The genesis of Jack Ryan is entertaining and Chris Pine does a great job. Make sure you have popcorn!

I really wish this film had done better at the box office. It sets up an intriguing take on the Jack Ryan franchise. I admit I liked the previous concepts better, but the cast lead by Chris Pine and Kevin Costner do a good job keeping you interested and wanting more.

Great Jack Ryan movie. Chris Pine played an excellent role and he had awesome screen presence. Kevin Costner's role was well played and believable. Lots of non-stop actions. Very good dramatic thriller. Would love to see additions Jack Ryan movies starring Chris Pine and Kevin Costner. Great chemistry.

I think that "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" was one of the greatest films of all-time and it was also one of my many favorite films. This film also had a lot of entertaining and enjoyable action, mystery, suspense and drama including a really great and amazing cast, plot and personal storylines as well.

I like the movie, it's a decent adaptation but considering the most recent movie with Jack Ryan was 10+ years ago, it's hard to truly envision this as an origins story (with all the updated tech and such). But it's definitely good if you need a spy flick fix.