The Sum of All Fears (#24)
This is NOT a good Jack Ryan movie but, to be fair, it is not Ben Affleck’s fault. The characters are sound enough - and Ciarán Hinds is absolutely lovely as the Russian president - but the plot is simply absurd. The script isn’t helped by irritating and poorly placed one-liners, though thankfully none pass poor Jack’s lips. It’s simply overblown and poorly directed, but still enjoyable - which is actually impressive when you think about it. Not the Tom Clancy adaptation I’d recommend, but I didn’t want to pull out my eyeballs, so it’s still something of a success.














