Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Wednesday, November 4, 2020

Patriot Games (1992)

 

Genre: Thriller / Action
Directed by: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Harrison Ford, Anne Archer, Sean Bean 
Running time: 117 minutes


 While on vacation in London with his family, retired CIA analyst Jack Ryan intervenes in an assassination attempt on Lord William Holmes, by a splinter cell of the Provisional Irish Republican Army. In the process, Ryan kills one of the attackers, sending the fallen man’s brother on a hunt against the retired CIA analyst and his family, while the cell of the IRA focuses on carrying their mission towards the royal.

This is the second movie with the Jack Ryan character, after Hunt for the Red October. Still based on a Tom Clancy novel. Patriot Games has been criticized for straying away from the book, but, in itself, it is a very interesting action/thriller film. The story is compelling and the acting is good. Overall, a fun piece of cinema.

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