PATRIOT GAMES is a stolid, reactionary thriller in which the good old nuclear family becomes the last line of defense against that favorite action-movie staple, a group of international terrorists. In this wooden adaptation of Tom Clancy's best-seller, Harrison Ford plays Jack Ryan, an
ex-C.I.A. analyst who single-handedly foils an I.R.A. kidnap attempt while on vacation in London. Ryan kills one of the terrorists, which makes the young man's elder brother, Sean Miller (Sean Bean),
really mad--so mad, he spends the rest of the movie either scowling moodily into the distance, or
trying to do away with Ryan and his family. Just in case there were any doubt abo...
Released:
1992
Rated:
R
Length:
113 mins