29: ‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ Starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh

This week on the show it’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. Tom Clancy’s marquee character returns to the big screen and puts the “meh” in “meh-diocre”.

What is there to say about a movie whose villain’s “iconic” moment involves threatening someone with a light bulb? As it turns out…not much.

So join us for a meandering conversation of tangents and back alleys as we slowly discover that we can muster neither love nor hate the cinematic equivalent of a frozen pizza.

It’s Reel Spoilers #29 – Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

You’ve been warned.

Starring: Tom O’Keefe, Joe Buttice, Blake Fehl and Kevin Brackett
Run-time: 1 hr 16 min

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Kevin Brackett

Kevin Brackett is a professional film and theatre critic. He is also a member of the St. Louis Film Critics Association (SLFCA). Since founding Review St. Louis in 2008, he remains editor and operator of the online publication. Kevin is also a co-host of the Reel Spoilers podcast, and former National Vice President of the Technology Student Association (TSA), comprised of over 200,000 members worldwide. E-mail: kevin [at] reviewstl.com.

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