The action is pretty well non-stop, though it does drag at the start. Chris Pine (Star Trek re-boot) is good as Jack Ryan - perhaps a little 'Bourne-like', but nerdier. Keira Knightley (Pride & Prejudice) has an expressive and very watchable face and Kenneth Branagh (HP & Chamber of Secrets) is good as a villain. But it is Kevin Costner (The Company Men) who was a pleasant surprise and appears to be more comfortable in 'laid-back' roles (e.g. his critically acclaimed role in Man of Steel).
I don't like a lot of violence in films and this one has its share, but that is to be expected in this genre (James Bond, not withstanding, from which I can somehow detach myself). Not sure I'd go out of my way to see this again.
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