John has a simple quest, to avenge Pam’s murder. In the cinematic world of violent, vengeful men, what is a wife if not dead, merely a memory to kill for in a film? The Dead Wife is a well-trodden movie trope, a one-stop shop for screenwriters to add instant pathos and motivation, plus justification for the body count. What remains is John’s thirst for vengeance, a white hot rage engine revved by the murder of his wife, Pam (Lauren London). The Vietnam setting is out, and Russia is in as the big bad because everything old is new again. Jordan takes on the origin story of Clark, nee Kelly, a highly trained Navy SEAL whose life is drastically altered by violence.ĭirected by Stefano Sollima, who helmed “Sicario: Day of the Soldado,” and written by Taylor Sheridan and Will Staples, the script is a loose adaptation and update of the book. Clancy’s 1993 bestseller “Without Remorse” is an origin story for one of the Ryan-verse characters, John Clark, who has already been played by Willem Dafoe and Liev Schrieber, but now, Michael B. Including “Tom Clancy’s” in the title for the film “Without Remorse” is a direct signal flare for fans of his Jack Ryan character who has been depicted many times on screen before.
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