Die Stunde der Patrioten (1992)
43KDie Stunde der Patrioten: Directed by Phillip Noyce. With Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin, Sean Bean. When CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.
“I think this filmu0026#39;s greatness (it is indeed great) is a credit more to Clancy than the film makers, because writing is the most crucial part of any film. Unfortunately, a novel adapted to a film will almost never be as good as the book because there just isnu0026#39;t enough time or money to include everything and make everything look as good as it reads. This is evident here. Having said that they certainly didnu0026#39;t leave it to the story to support itself. Impressive heroics from Ford and a superb bad guy performance from Sean Bean (strikingly similar to his performance in the James Bond film Golden Eye) turned Clancyu0026#39;s classy classic book into a classy film. I was also impressed to discover that the director was none other than Australiau0026#39;s Phillip Noyce. As is also sadly common among films made from books, the plot was a little hard to follow due to the audience having to fill in the gaps that were left by the film makers not having time or money to include it all.”
