Available on Amazon Prime, actually (in case anyone is looking for it).
> On Sep 2, 2018, at 1:36 PM, Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: > > “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” dropped on Netflix. This is another version of the > Clancy story about a CIA analyst named Jack Ryan. John Krasinski is in the > title role. I’m two episodes in and I’m still have problems accepting > Krasinki in the role. It may be me, not something Krasinki is doing. They > darkened his hair and his eyebrows, but I still see the goof from the U.S. > version of “The Office.” He hasn’t lost the Dundler-Mifflin aroma. He’s a > talented guy and his “A Quiet Place” was such a big hit he’s getting a > sequel. So far, it’s not working for me. > > Wendell Pierce, who had an iconic role as Bunk in “The Wire,” plays Ryan’s > boss. It doesn’t seem to be a good fit. I’m not buying Pierce as a warrior. > And the tension they try to create between him and Ryan seems clichéd and > forced. The story is conventional in other aspects too. Ryan and his love > interest meet cute. Some plot points are telegraphed long ahead. And there’s > too many coincidences for me. > > They jump in to technical terms but are slow to explain it. Maybe the general > public knows about huawala, the Arabian money exchange system. I only know > about it because I read Greg Campbell’s excellent book, “Blood Diamonds.” > > I give them points for trying to give some depth to the terrorists. They’re > not just caricatures like in a Chuck Norris movie. Plus we get a nude scene > with a hot Arab chick. Some movie cliches are okay, I guess. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
