Review: The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears is one of the few Jack Ryan thrillers I hadn't seen previously. This time it's the turn of Ben Affleck to don the analyst's mantle. He does a respectable job in a slick thriller which manages to convincingly ramp up the stakes with some surprisingly powerful although constrained special effects.

The plot is a little meandering, but is anchored by a bunch of recognisable, but hard to name actors. Hinds as the Russian President and Freeman as the Director of the CIA standout in particular.

Verdict: Serviceable Clancy thriller.