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Without Remorse: Directed by Stefano Sollima. With Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jamie Bell, Guy Pearce. An elite Navy SEAL goes on a path to avenge his wife's murder only to find himself inside of a larger conspiracy.
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- Action, Drama, Thriller
- Stefano Sollima
- 2021-04-30
An elite Navy SEAL uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife in Tom Clancy's Without Remorse, the explosive origin story of action hero John...
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- Stefano Sollima
- R
- Michael B. Jordan
Tom Clancys Without Remorse is an awesome action thriller film. About an Navy seal John Kerry ( Michael B. Jordan) after a mission that didnt seem right. When his team is assassinated and his wife is murdered.
Apr 30, 2021 · “Without Remorse” opens with Navy SEALs led by Kelly’s superior officer, Karen Greer (Jodie Turner-Smith) attempting a rescue mission that goes in a direction Kelly was not briefed about beforehand.
- A clear and present throwback to '90s action-thrillers.
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- Verdict
By Zaki Hasan
Updated: Apr 9, 2022 12:08 am
Posted: Apr 29, 2021 5:00 pm
Without Remorse debuts exclusively on Amazon Prime on April 30.
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse marks the onscreen elevation of the late author’s CIA operative anti-hero John Clark from perennial second banana to the main attraction. And after an interminable 28 years wending its way through the production pipeline, it’s about time. As directed by Stefano Sollima, the film strays far from the novel’s story in favor of something more generic, but it’s nonetheless bolstered by a sizzling, charismatic performance by leading actor Michael B. Jordan that sets the stage for more action in possible future entries.
First appearing in print as part of Clancy’s famed Jack Ryan book series, John Clark was previously played by Willem Dafoe in 1994’s Clear and Present Danger and Liev Scheiber in 2002’s The Sum of all Fears. In both of those films, the enigmatic Clark offered a muscular, shoot-first brand of spycraft that was an interesting contrast with the more cerebral heroics embodied by Jack Ryan (the author’s other most famous character), with both prior takes on the character proving compelling in their own right.
Although sharing the same title as the novel, Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples’ script pays lipservice but charts its own course (so, basically like every Tom Clancy adaptation since 1992). Where the book was heavily centered on John Kelly (the man who will become John Clark) embarking on a trial of vengeance when his ex-prostitute girlfriend is murdered, with a digression that sees our hero sneak into and out of Vietnam, the film swaps the 1970s-centric plotline for something a bit less locked into a specific era, which either makes it more timeless or less unique, depending on one’s perspective.
Following an ostensibly successful mission in Syria, John Kelly and his team find themselves targeted for murder, getting picked off one-by-one, with Kelly only escaping death when his pregnant wife (Lauren London) is murdered in his stead. Embarking on a trail of bloody vengeance, Kelly finds himself at odds with his own government as he uncovers a plot aimed at bringing about war with Russia. With assistance from Jodie Turner-Smith’s Karen Greer (niece of Jack Ryan’s boss Jim Greer, played by James Earl Jones in the films and Wendell Pierce in the show), Kelly sets out to prevent an international crisis even as he seeks revenge for the loss of his wife.
It all comes off fairly boilerplate, but none of that should necessarily be taken as a debit. Director Sollima (Sicario: Day of the Soldado) gives the action sequences a gritty aesthetic that’s functional rather than flashy. So no, there’s nothing here that approaches the slow-build intensity of the Colombian van ambush in Philip Noyce’s Clear and Present Danger –– which remains a masterpiece of unfolding tension nearly thirty years later –– or the terrifying countdown to a nuclear bomb detonation in Phil Robinson’s The Sum of All Fears.
Instead, Sollima’s approach is steeped in more of a vérité style that foregrounds impact and immediacy. While it doesn’t particularly stand out, neither does it detract from the experience. On the casting front too, the ensemble has been stacked with familiar faces who can be counted on to deliver solid work character work, even if the characters themselves are a bit too thinly-sketched (thank goodness reliable players like Jamie Bell and Guy Pearce can work some mojo with their “enigmatic CIA honcho” and “enigmatic politician” roles, respectively).
Even as Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse goes through some familiar paces, it’s elevated by the presence at its center of star/producer Michael B. Jordan. The actor’s physicality and intensity, previously on display in Creed, Black Panther, and Just Mercy, serve him well here as the former Special Forces soldier-turned-CIA operative. Without giving any...
- Zaki Hasan
Apr 28, 2021 · Without Remorse tells the story US Navy SEAL John Clark (Michael B. Jordan) as he seeks retribution for the murder of his pregnant wife Pam (Lauren London).
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Apr 28, 2021 · After a Navy-SEAL incursion into Syria to rescue a kidnapped spy goes south, Senior Chief John Clark (Michael B. Jordan) returns to the US to be with his pregnant wife (Lauren London).
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