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Overall Grade: D+
Story: B
Acting: D
Direction: D
Visuals: C-
Politically correct, boring, and Ben Affleck
by Kris H (movies profile) (Feb 8, 2008)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Folks, I recommend you take a pass on this movie as there is little to commend it. (1) Casting/acting -- Ben Affleck was a horrible choice for the role of Jack Ryan, not... Full Review

Overall Grade: B-
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Affleck just can't do it like Ford.
by Brandon (movies profile) (Aug 28, 2005)
6 of 10 people found this review helpful
Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. Both films starred Harrison Ford were based on novels by Tom Clancy. Clancy wrote another book called The Sum of All Fears wit... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: A+
Acting: B+
Direction: B
Visuals: B
Disapointing
by Mitch (movies profile) (Aug 28, 2005)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
This movie was good but it really made me mad that after the entire build up of the nuclear bomb the explosin was only about 5 seconds. Sure it was realistic but come on... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A-
Visuals: A+
The big picture
by david (movies profile) (Feb 8, 2008)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
Critics say this movie isn't anything special. Many viewers say the same. People are too busy reading into the technical aspects and analyzing the movie to just step back... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: A-
Acting: B+
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
An action dramatic and thrilling classic
by Andrew (movies profile) (Sep 3, 2006)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
The Sum of All Fears is a terrific movie. Tom Clancy's novel and now based on book film is incredible. It's pulse-pounding, nail-biting, and jaw-dropping. The visuals are... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Taut, suspenseful
by HeatherM (movies profile) (Nov 26, 2004)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Phil Alden Robinson was a pretty good director in the early nineties, making films like Field of Dreams and Sneakers. Then, he took a break. At last, he is back, and deli... Full Review

Overall Grade: D+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
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Please select a new actor to play Jack Ryan.
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile) (Mar 19, 2006)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful
I am an avid fan of all Tom Clancy books. I thoroughly enjoyed the first three movies based on Tom Clancy's books. The Sum of All Fears was a huge disappointment. It i... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: B+
Direction: B
Visuals: B-
Ben Affleck and Morgan Freeman make a good company
by Justin (movies profile) (Jul 11, 2004)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
This movie will knock your socks off! The prequel is based on Tom Clancy's best-selling novel. The one who wrote "The Hunt for Red October", "Patriot Games" and "Clear an... Full Review

Overall Grade: B+
Story: A+
Acting: B
Direction: A-
Visuals: A+
SUPER International Relations movie
by Dark Knight (movies profile) (Oct 31, 2006)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Sum of All Fears is an excellent movie that examines the eminent threat of nuclear weapons with the external threats of terrorists and terrorism, and the internationa... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: B+
Acting: B-
Direction: B
Visuals: B
The Sum of All Fears
by Dave (movies profile) (Nov 25, 2004)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Sum of All Fears was the worst of the Jack Ryan movies. Ben Affleck just is not a good actor. What happened to Ford? Morgan Freeman was good. Despite this, I do give... Full Review
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