Clear and Present Danger

Clear and Present Danger is a 1994 American political action-thriller film directed by Phillip Noyce and based on Tom Clancy's 1989 novel of the same name. It is a sequel to Patriot Games, and The Hunt for Red October (All three movies featured Clancy's character Jack Ryan, though Ford only played the role in the last two.). It is the last film version of Clancy's novels to feature Harrison Ford as Ryan and James Earl Jones as Vice Admiral James Greer, as well as the final installment directed by Noyce.

Plot
The discovery of the murder of an American businessman, Peter Hardin, and his family, outrages U.S. President Edward Bennett, Hardin's personal friend. When Hardin is found to have been connected to a Colombian drug cartel, from which he skimmed over $650 million, Bennett tells James Cutter, his National Security Advisor, that the cartels represent a "clear and present danger" to the United States, tacitly instructing him to use force against the men responsible for his friend's murder. Jack Ryan uncovers an illegal operation against drug cartels within the CIA. Caught in a web of conspiracies, he must now risk his life and his career in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The film stays faithful to the 1989 novel of the same name, while it does have some differences from the novel itself.
 * 2) Amazing, and a well-written storyline.
 * 3) Once again, Harrison Ford as always, still gave a nice performance as Jack Ryan, and he is still the most entertaining character in the Jack Ryan series.
 * 4) Great cinematography by Donald McAlpine.
 * 5) Tons of great lines, such as:
 * 6) *"I’m sorry Mr. President, I don’t dance".
 * 7) *"How DARE you, sir?!"
 * 8) The film still retains a decent pace, just like the first two films.
 * 9) There are some awesome badass moments, such as a group of soldiers bombing a base in the jungle, and bombing the Cartel house.
 * 10) Despite being back to PG-13 rated, the suspenseful, and exciting tone of the movie is well-handled.
 * 11) Aside from Harrison Ford's performance, the acting is pretty good, especially for Willem Dafoe, and James Earl Jones.
 * 12) Colonel Felix Cortez is an amazing villain that he attempts to retrieve the funds for Escobedo.
 * 13) Awesome action sequences, such as the Motorcade Ambush scene, and Jack and John goes to rescue the surviving soldiers, and escaping Columbia with one of a few prisoners.
 * 14) The soundtrack that was composed by the late James Horner is still amazing.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Even though it does take place in Colombia, there are some European-style Doppler sirens are heard. All Latin American police uses American-made klaxon sirens, which didn't fit the country of Colombia.
 * 2) The story can be a bit cheesy at times.
 * 3) When Ryan gets to South America and is riding in the SUV, he puts down the window but is told to leave it up because it's bulletproof. Bulletproof car windows do not roll down due to their thickness.

Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a rating of 80% based on reviews from 44 critics. The site's consensus states: "Perfecting the formula established in earlier installments, Clear and Present Danger reunites its predecessor's creative core to solidly entertaining effect." On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average out of 100 to critics' reviews, Clear and Present Danger received a score of 74 based on 14 reviews.

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