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Sunday, October 24, 2021

The Hunt for Red October (Jack Ryan #3) by Tom Clancy ★★★☆☆

Blue light photo of Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin with the sea in the background the caption reads The Movie Was Better Mal'Chik
And so it is for the third time I can say the movie was better than the book. The novel’s cast is as sprawling as high fantasy, the pace is plodding, the humor sparse. Worse, some of the MC Americans are pompous and dislikable. 

The movie is tight, thrilling, funny, well scored, and memorable as hell. Sean Connery, James Earl Jones, and Alec Baldwin delivered better characters than Clancy wrote.
Sean Connery smiling while lounging in bed on a submarine the caption says Way Better Smug
Time for a rewatch...
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2 comments:

  1. Marie's Book Nook RetreatOctober 25, 2021 at 9:34 AM

    I really like this movie - stellar cast! I haven't read the book though, but by your review I don't know if I will if the movie is better than the book. I will stick to watching the movie again. :)

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  2. Lena LeighOctober 25, 2021 at 2:48 PM

    So will I, it's a favorite!

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