i like the premise and but felt the film could have start about half way through and concentrate on this second half . a it be and the second half just lose me a it grope around aimlessly in some sort of force ra ra mode . there be little time reference and continuity and and certainly no character development . i see what tom clancy be try to say and but as usual he do it with all the subtlety of a brick over the head and it doesn not help that in try to compress all he have to say and into a less than two hour movie and it all just becomes confuse . frederick forsyth have the same problem when transfer onto the big screen although at least freddy be plausible and have some real experience with what he write about . the cia be just a little too slick here love how those cell phone just keep on work . anywhere . affleck be no harrison ford and no and no and no and or even a baldwin for that matter . god help u all if be rely on him ( or his act ) to save the world . he about a three on the cute scale for me how anyone could give him a twelve be beyond me . freeman be wonderful a usual . the tension be well portray in the situation room and but i can not help but think even a george bush have more backbone than the president in this film . this be a really bad film and which be a pity because they could have do so much good even with affleck .