One of the many summer action flicks of the decade, the Sum of all Fears, directed by Phil Alden Robinson, is a whimsy experience, a movie that doesn’t take itself all that seriously, delivers mediocre acting performances, and not enough action sequences to please the audience.
It’s based off of the best-selling book by Tom Clancy, who came up with the Jack Ryan character and wrote all of the best-selling books.
It’s a prequel to the 1990 movie the Hunt for Red October, which featured Alec Baldwin as CIA analyst Jack Ryan. This time, it’s Ben Affleck as Ryan, on his first major mission. The film is mostly about Affleck saving the United States from nuclear war with Russia after terrorists nuke Baltimore; blow it to bits, and making the Americans believe it was the Russians.
The Sum of all Fears does not boil down to a direct, finale confrontation, it’s not that tense and Affleck is the worst actor yet to portray Jack Ryan.
I’ve seen all of the Ryan movies released so far: the Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger, and now this disappointing action-thriller. Out of all of them, the Sum of all Fears is the least exciting and the weakest edition.
It’s a shame because the Sum of all Fears could have been better. It’s the back story to how Ryan became an experienced CIA analyst, therefore I thought it could have at least been interesting, and good, if not as good as the previous Jack Ryan adventures.
It’s not edge of your seat action. The Sum of all Fears is a movie only for people who like complex thrillers. If you like complex thrillers, then you might want to take a look at the Sum of all Fears, but don’t expect much.
**/5
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