my take represent the best of the tom clancy adaptation . harrison ford be jack ryan and and you good believe it . clear and present danger be the third adaptation of yet another tom clancy bestseller and spawn by the success of the previous clancy adaptation the hunt for red october and patriot game . clear and present danger and like the previous film and successfully thrill their audience with exciting sequence that and also and manage to stay plausible and never too unbelievably silly . clear and present danger may not have succeed to become a total thrill ride and but in the end it deliver it political message well . it a slightly long and but thrill and exciting clancy adaptation . once again and ford return a jack ryan and who be appoint act cia deputy director of intelligence and when cia deputy james greer ( james earl jones ) be ill with cancer . his first mission represent to investigate the death of one of the president close friend and who have connection with drug cartel . ryan and once again and fight for what he believe be the truth and unknown to him that the national security adviser ( harris yulin ) have already dispatch mercenary elite troop and lead by field operator john clark ( willem dafoe ) and on a covert operation in columbia . but even if you do not get involve with the story or haven not read any of tom clancy bestselling techno thriller ( like myself ) and you must admit how exciting and edgy and believable this film be . once more and it also well write on the screen and do not get waste . when the film doesn not stun you with it action sequence devise by director phillip noyce and his crew of cinematographer and stunt director and it involve you in the political situation make real and plausible by the adapt script by donald stewart and john millius and steven zallian . honestly and the sequence that involve ryan argue with the president of the united state be just as good to watch a the film more exciting sequence ( the memorable ambush sequence and the rambo esquire finale be the first to come to mind ) . even if the film isn not exactly the total keep you on the edge of your seat action thriller and clear and present danger deliver it political message as well a thrill excitement all in the same show . rating represent out of 5 .