90s Movie Review - Clear and Present Day

Director: Phillip Noyce
Genre: Crime/ Thriller/ Action
Runtime: 141 minutes
Year: 1993
Starring: Harrison Ford, Willem Dafoe, Anne Archer, Henry Czerny, Benjamin Bratt, Thora Birch, Harris Yulin, James Moffat, James Earl Jones, Greg Germann, Rex Linn

Description: CIA Analyst Jack Ryan (Harrison Ford) is drawn into an illegal drug war fought by the US government against a Colombian drug cartel.

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Review: CIA agent Jack Ryan is called in by his boss Admiral James Greer to investigate the brutal murder on a personal friend of the US President, by a Colombian drug cartel on Hardin. Ryan learns that Hardin was laundering money for the drug cartel. When Greer falls seriously ill, Jack must take over as head of the CIA.
The trail soon leads to the powerful Colombian drug lord Ernesto Escobada. In his sleuthing Jack is hampered by people, both within the CIA and close to Escobada, who plays a mysterious double game. It turns out that National Security Advisor James Cutter has started a war against drug lords in Colombia. An action that threatens to make Jack a political victim. When a visit to Colombia almost kills Jack, he must pull out all the stops to ensure the sincerity and integrity cherished by Greer. A personal visit to Escobada seems the only solution, although not without danger.
In “Patriot Games”, Harrison Ford played the role of CIA agent Jack Ryan for the first time. Despite the somewhat weaker plot, “Patriot Games” proved to be a successful film. In this film, Ford was portrayed as the new Jack Ryan, after Alec Baldwin did it in “The Hunt for Red October”. For this reason, “Patriot Games” was a film that focused more on the person Jack Ryan. With “Clear and Present Danger” director Philip Noyce made a very different film. It is still widely regarded as one of  the best Tom Clancy film adaptations. It has an intriguing story with various angels, a political conspiracy and great action. The film remains exciting and entertaining until the end.

Rating: 3,5 / 5