This is a very good Tom Clancy movie. In the time line it happens towards the early part of Jack Ryan's (Ben Affleck) career. He does not prevent the nuclear explosion, but deals with the aftermath, an preventing a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia. The CIA director is Morgan Freeman, who is killed in the nuclear blast. The president is played by James Cromwell. General Lasseter (John Beasley) supports retaliatory attacks against Russia. Jack Ryan wants to verify first. That verification leads to the discovery the uranium was U.S. produced, not Russian. He concludes a third part is playing them pushing a U.S.-Russian war. Ryan is locked out of communications with the president, but comes up with an ingenious move to get the information through--by talking to Russian premier Nemerov (Ciarán Hinds). He knows the president will be listening in. In this way war is averted.
Likes of tense excitement and a fun movie.
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