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 anything away, by the film’s end, John Kelly has become John Clark. While it’s an open question as to whether this incarnation of Clark will meet up with Amazon’s incarnation of Jack Ryan, and it’s easy to see why they’ve pinned their hopes on this particular star to carry this franchise.
Without Remorse debuts exclusively on Amazon Prime on April 30.