Sunday, February 8, 2015

Movie Reviews #20 - The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Plot: (from imdb.com) In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war?

Review: Hunt for Red October is the first of the Jack Ryan series. It was the first book in the series as well as the first to be adapted into a movie. Author Tom Clancy is great at the war/spy sub genre (no pun intended) and the movie translates well from book to screen. The submarine action is both tense and interesting, especially to someone who know very little on the subject. Alec Baldwin does a competent job as Jack Ryan and Sean Connery is interesting as a Russian submarine commander. It’s a definite movie to see for lover of this genre but others may find the pace a little slow.

Score: 7/10

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