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 AA> I watched this one at your recommend'n.  The film moves along at a fast
 AA> pace. It has a lot of "story" to cover based on the book - from the
 AA> lead's first encounter with terrorists to a successful recruitment with
 AA> special forces and a first international assignment.
 AA> 
 AA> Not a bad attempt to package the novel as a film in about 100 minutes.
 AA> Lots of punches and bullets. But I think the book would lead to a more
 AA> "complete" story.  I didn't quite understand the logistics how Mitch
 AA> Rapp got out of the car that he drove/rammed into the narrowing tunnel
 AA> until all the doors were blocked.
 AA> 

I'm a huge fan of Vince Flynn.  He passed away from Cancer a few years ago
and I think Brad Thor is ghost writing his books now, thank god.  What I love
about his books is that they all feature Mitch Rapp as the main character.  I
think any good book is hard to fit into a movie.  Two great examples that
just didn't stack up:  DaVinci Code, and Enders Game.  Both books required
several pages to build to climax and suprising endings.  Vince Flynn books
are great reads, yet not as complex or lengthy as Clancy (who I love but have
trouble staying focused on his 1,000 page books).  I agree they could have
made it two movies.  Frankly, the story they told was 2 books in one -- the
1st and 2nd Flynn wrote.  The 1st barely touched the surface of Rapp, and
focused more on the surrounding characters to prepare you for Rapp.  The
second was more about his recruitment and first mission.  More time was spent
on the recruitment side within the book so you really felt the pain and
reasoning behind a college kid being so open to becoming an assasain for the
CIA.  And his mentor, forget his name at the moment, who trained him .. his
personality is infectious within the books, much better illustrated.  I do
hope more come out and that the proper director takes over, as each book is
film worthy.  There have been two knock offs of terrorists taking over the
white house, that I believe Flynn had to sue over -- one with Samuel Jackson
I think ... If you like spy novels, I'd recommend the read, especially if
youw want something a bit more simple yet detailed enough to intrigue, and
full of action and great character development.

-tg

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