Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War

MovieGuys 5/23/2026 11:05:36PM 8.4

Watable, but the underlying message isn't a good one. That's my core takeaway from "Jack Ryan: Ghost War". Yes, by all means, watch this film as a basic, wholly familiar and predictable but nonetheless enjoyable action romp. Expect decent pacing, lots of action and mildly engaging characters. All that said, pushing the notion that doing horrible things to people is somehow redeemable based on the notion of keeping the world "safe" isn't good on any level. As we are seeing, the US's belief in its primacy has led to countless deaths and seemingly endless wars. In summary, quite watchable when viewed as a formulaic action flick, but the message it's trying to push is an ugly one, absent a solid moral grounding.