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| The Sum of All Fears | 
| Category: Movie
Buy New: $2.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  307 reviews
Sales Rank: 622
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 124 minutes
ASIN: B000IZ6USS
Theatrical Release Date: May 30, 2002
Release Date: August 26, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Cast, Excellent Movie!! August 24, 2007
The Sum of All fears is a fitting name for this movie. I believe the line that sums up this movie is "its not the Country with a thousand nukes that worries me, its the country with one nuke" - now picture the deep voice of morgan freeman saying this and you should get a slight tingle in your spine! Imagine a country with one nuclear bomb.... now let your imagination run wild.... thats what this movie is all about!!! This is not my best movie of all time, however coming close to my best deserves it to be a part of everyones collection!!
Like a roller coaster, this movie has ups and downs June 30, 2007
After watching this movie once, I don't watch the whole thing any more. What makes it worth purchasing are segments of the movie--not the whole story. I'd have preferred someone other than Ben Affleck in the lead role, but Morgan Freeman was superb in his role. Who can forget his expression as he finally "gets" the word "Baltimore" as the bomb location, and gazes around the football stadium? Another great moment is when Ben's character has been cut off during his message read by the leaders of both America and Russia, and the Russian courageously takes a step back from the escalating nightmare.
I was impressed with the supporting role of our spy in Russia--an actor who has played comedy roles such as the boyfriend one in Kate & Leopold, but was superb in this role...very believable with both dry humor ("so, write a report about it") and in the end sequence.
If it wasn't uneven, I'd give the movie 4 stars.
 The Sum of All Fears (Special Collector's Edition)... June 2, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a good movie that invites one to think. The acting was very good. Morgan Freeman again, is outstanding!
terrorism and wmd brought to the big screen April 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great video with all star cast that shows the realities that face us here in america. A terrorist mastermind wants to drag the U.S. and Russia into WW3 and uses a smuggled nuclear device to do it. The only thing i would have done differently, is to have used Islamic terrorists to make it more lifelike.
 Sadly disappointing! February 14, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Tom Clancy's "Sum Of All Fears" is a 900 page thriller - complex, highly detailed and smart. A mini-series would be necessary to preserve the integrity of the story, but alas it was squashed into two hours for the theater. Large parts of the story were completely discarded and what remains has been compressed to the point of being barely recognizable. What makes the book so interesting is the premise that the US and Russian governments could be manipulated by clever terrorists, and in spite of all safeguards the world could be brought to the brink of nuclear war. The movie shows us the escalating danger, but without the insights. Be afraid, be very afraid!
While I can understand the problem of creating a coherent screenplay I cannot understand the characterization of Jack Ryan (played by Ben Affleck). Jack Ryan (as portrayed by Tom Clancy) is not just a guy who runs with guns. He is smart, thoughtful, and highly articulate. He is the Deputy Director of the CIA and an advisor to the President! Yet in this film he says things like "I really don't believe the Russian leader would act that way, Sir." Apparently we are supposed to believe that Jack Ryan saves the day because he can walk away from helicopter crashes, and because he's really, really sincere.
Still, on the plus side the film is nice to look at, moves at a fast pace, has a few well done special effects, and some decent acting (notably Morgan Freeman). The ride can be enjoyable if you don't think about it, so I give it two stars. Regardless of how you feel about this film I say read the book. You won't believe how much more there is to this story.
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