A movie I not only own, I saw it for the first time in the theater. Though until I saw it at home, I was under the impression that the entire movie was just some crazy dream, because I had missed the opening scene where Alec Baldwin explains that he can never sleep on an airplane.
So yeah, I walked out a little disappointed the first time I saw it!
The Jack Ryan franchise began here. Not sure what is truth and what is fiction after all these years...
Harrison Ford was originally offered the part, but didn't like that Connery would receive top billing... which seems strange since they had just worked together on The Last Crusade. Either way, Ford would get the part later, but those movies just don't hold a candle to this one.
Maybe it's the screen presence of Sean Connery... maybe a tighter script... maybe a little less focus on Jack Ryan...
Either way, this is a heckuva thrill ride from start to finish.
For those that have never seen it:
A Russian submarine captain decides to defect to America, taking his state of the art submarine and officers with him in the process.
The Americans think he's attacking, so they set out to sink him. The Russians are also out to sink him.
But one man thinks he knows the truth...and they have to try and save him.
Directed by John McTiernan...the man has only directed a total of 11 films in his career, but nearly all of them are exceptional films to watch, and there is one still to come on the countdown.
The film is an all-star cast, with no stunt casting or people wasted in their roles. They all take a back seat to the story, and you'll sit glued to your seat enjoying it...regardless of how many times you've watched it.
It is available to stream from Netflix as of this review.
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