Clear and Present Danger: Critic Reviews

In a film that opens with the sight of a waving American flag, subtlety may not be foremost on anyone's mind. But Mr. Ford's wary intelligence does wonders for a potentially one-dimensional character.

For what it is, Clear and Present Danger is fun to sit through.

An absorbing, if overlong adaptation of Tom Clancy's bestseller.

Narrative complexity and momentum make this a true cinematic equivalent of an absorbing page-turner.

[Noyce] dramatizes Tom Clancy's obsessively detailed plot in a straightforward fashion while staging spectacular showpieces of action.

The uneven flow is as likely to lead to a snoozing viewer as to one on the edge of their seat.

This is the third movie with Jack as its hero, so he is a known quantity -- a humanist spook with an overdeveloped moral sense -- but Ford, playing the part for the second time, knows how to keep his earnestness fresh.

None of it is uplifting or tells us something fresh, but it passes as easy viewing entertainment.

It's a formula film with a typically dubious political message, but the storytelling is livelier and more engaging than previous adaptations of Clancy's turgid techno-thrillers.

Passable entertainment

High energy Harrison Ford in another installment of spy series.

There's a glimmer of interest in the film's ideological contortions, but as a commercial action thriller this is inflated and sluggish.

Best of Ford's Jack Ryan movies: taut and tough.

Ainda que seja o exemplar mais irregular da serie Jack Ryan, o filme se beneficia da vulnerabilidade (emocional, nao fisica) com que Ford retrata o heroi.

A solid government thriller, but often hard to follow. Lots of talking, but a satisfying climax.

Danger is just an overblown attempt to latch onto already-waning "Just Say No" sentiment in the U.S. (it was released in 1994). No dice.

There is enough intrigue to keep it interesting, and if it ever feels too slow, try counting the number of people who get betrayed. I lost count around betrayal number one billion.