'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' Adds Nothing To The Spy Genre [Video Review]

I was really looking forward to seeing Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, out in theaters this weekend. I've been a fan of the Jack Ryan character in his film incarnations over the years, and I was curious to see what actor/director Kenneth Branagh would do with a spy thriller in the wake of his relatively successful Thor directing job. I'm sad to say that Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is an aggressively average film. Everything about it is generic and bland: the script, the acting, the plot, and the action.

Check out my full video review after the jump.