Patriot Games (1992)

Decent Film that still holds up well with Action/Thrillers today
This film was a hot summer movie upon its release in June 1992. Harrison Ford had taken the passed-on role of Jack Ryan from Alec Baldwin and a new Clancy movie was in the works. Patriot Games was that movie. Phillip Noyce was in the director's chair who had already garnered acclaim for his directorial job in "Dead Calm"(1989) which was a real sleeper hit.

The plot of "Patriot Games" centers around a rogue group of IRA terrorists(Sean Bean and Patrick Bergin) who fail to assassinate a Royal of England. Instead, Sean Bean's brother is killed by Harrison Ford amidst the conflict and all hell breaks loose. From there on, Sean Bean sets a personal vendetta against Jack Ryan for killing his lit'el baby brother and vows revenge. Jack Ryan is certainly aware of this and avoids danger in and out through the rest of the film. It all boils down to a great fight on American shores at the Ryan residence.

Overall, this movie delivers some good action sequences and twists but for the most part lacks in providing a solid story and consistent acting. Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Sean Bean, and Samuel L. Jackson all do very well in all. This movie wasn't a very good adaption of the Tom Clancy novel and could have emphasized the original story a bit more. The better Clancy film to watch is "Clear and Present Danger"(1994).

Patriot Game [movie]
Excellent movie that follows the book fairly well. Harrison Ford does an exceptional job in his portrayal of Jack Ryan.

Patriot Game [movie]
Excellent movie that follows the book fairly well. Harrison Ford does an exceptional job in his portrayal of Jack Ryan.