The Late Show did a skit about trouble accepting Krasinki as an action guy. Think they shot it Tuesday? LINK <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4He0on6e00Y>
On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 2:42 PM PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > I mainlined the whole thing Friday night and yesterday (after the > funeral). I read the first 3-4 Clancy books (despite political objections, > I am a sucker for the genre). I like Krasinski fine as Ryan - not as good > as Baldwin, but better than the other three who have played the role in > movies (yes, including Ford). Ryan is supposed to be an egghead analyst who > is an effective operator underneath a boring and conventional appearance. > Krasinski has a muscular build but that diffident personality, so a good > combo for the role IMO. Most of the story is warmed over Clancy, with less > techno-weapons stuff than I would have liked. For me, it is adequate, but > merely more of the same and not really innovative in either style or > substance. > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2018 at 1:36 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> 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 [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > 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 [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
