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Jack Ryan returns
Directed by Kenneth Branagh in a jumbled blur of dizzying close-ups, revolving camera moves, handheld action sequences and deceptive layers of shiny surfaces, "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit" threatens to become less a resuscitation of the beloved Tom Clancy brand than yet another jumbled, jarring action flick that isn't nearly as smart as its brainy protagonist.
But with Chris Pine competently stepping into shoes once occupied by Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck and Alec Baldwin, Jack Ryan seems to have a reasonable chance at surviving into the 21st century.
Viewers don't necessarily have to follow the arcane dialogue about algorithms and cellphone triangulations — or decipher the countless shots of computer screens — to understand the supremely simple plot. Suffice it to say that, true to Ryan's roots in Clancy's Cold War-era imagination, he's once again fighting the Russians — here personified in a ruthless villain nicely underplayed by director Kenneth Branagh.
The DVD and Blu-ray (Paramount, $30-$40) include commentary by Branagh and the producer, deleted scenes and four featurettes.
Washington Post
Also out Tuesday: "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," "Non-Stop," "Resurrection" (Season 1), "Tim's Vermeer," "True Detective" (Season 1).
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