Film Review - Clear and Present Danger (1994)

Clear and Present Danger is the 3rd Jack Ryan film and the 2nd to star Harrison Ford in the role, the story this time concerns the US government wanting to disrupt the drug trade in Colombia and this time Dr. Ryan has to try and sort out the mess in front of him.

Clear and Present Danger pretty much continues the steady downward decline of this series since the success of the Hunt for Red October, seriously it makes Patriot Games look like that film quite easily for two key reasons:

The first is that there is no stakes in this film, Red October concerned the Russians developing a silent drive system with their newest sub and how in the wrong hands could strike the US with very little warning, here it's some boring fight on drugs that's been done so many times before and it has no impact on the story.

And the second is that the film's script is such a convoluted mess you just sit there wondering what on Earth is going on and what its even all about and by the time you get to the big fight and confrontation at the end you just stop caring and sit there waiting for the film to end.

And frankly, this film is not worth recommending and when I was watching it I thought to myself "this makes Patriot Games look good" and I hated that one as well, ugh rent Red October instead of this one or the one that came before and after it, you'll feel happier and get your money's worth, .5 out of 5.