04-18-2002, 01:26 AM
I just got back from one of those pre-screenings of Sum of All Fears. It wasn't completely done, the film wasn't cleaned up, some sound wasn't synched but it seemed complete enough and I was actually pretty surprised. The first part is a more than competent spy drama, the second part was about political strategy but was unfortunately too short not letting us get into much detail. I've never read the books so I can't say how well Affleck portrayed Ryan but he was actually pretty good as far as a young CIA guy who's in a situation far too big. Freeman is great as usual. The best person in the movie though was Liev Schreiber who plays another CIA agent who is far more interesting and fun to watch than Ryan.
People complained over them changing the villains in this movie from Arab terrorists to Nazis but even in today's climate I still find an evil European guy far more threatening than a donkey fucker.
The biggest problem is that the movie itself was too major for the start of a franchise.
People complained over them changing the villains in this movie from Arab terrorists to Nazis but even in today's climate I still find an evil European guy far more threatening than a donkey fucker.
The biggest problem is that the movie itself was too major for the start of a franchise.
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