lackluster film

Trycia 2022-03-22 09:01:51

The expectant Morgan Freeman inexplicably dies just before the climax (if the movie has one).
Arranging a girlfriend for Affleck seems to show the director's cherishing of marriage and life? It's a pity that this part of the plot is so subtle that the heroine's only role is to embellish the scenery.
The appearance of the CIA agent seems to make the film appear more spy-war, but there is no technical attack and no gunfight. In any case, I don't understand the role of the protagonist's trip to Ukraine.
90% of the pages are devoted to promoting peace and understanding, but the ending of "The Godfather" makes these mainstream values ​​completely bloody... One can't help but sigh: the screenwriter's values ​​are really confusing!
Spy wars, emotions, shady scenes... There are so many blockbuster elements that the director seems to want to capture all of them. The result is that they are all superficial and messy, and the overall structure is scattered like a ball of wool that a kitten has played with...

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The Sum of All Fears quotes

  • Jack Ryan: Captain? Jack Ryan, CIA.

    Capt. Lorna Shiro: Lorna Shiro. You need to wait outside with everybody else.

    Jack Ryan: Oh, I don't think so. I need to know everything you know about the bomb.

    Capt. Lorna Shiro: Look, pal, we're collecting samples, and then we have to analyze the debris. So take a number, get in line, and we'll have the report out tomorrow.

    Jack Ryan: Captain. Captain! I don't have time for this. I need to know where this bomb came from. I will settle for where it didn't come from, but I need to know now, otherwise there may not be a tomorrow.

  • Jack Ryan: The crate the bomb was shipped in. Somebody had to sign for it when it got to port. Customs must have a database. Get me a name. And where's Cabot?

    Dillon: No one knows. We're checking the hospitals.

    Jack Ryan: Have you tried Memorial?

    Dillon: He wouldn't be there. It's on the other side...

    Jack Ryan: No, I mean, uh, is it... is it still... it's... it's Cathy's hospital.

    Dillon: As far as I know, it's still there. But the phones are down.

    Jack Ryan: All right. Can you keep checking for me? Thanks.