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This movie is noticeably worse than Patriot Games and The Hunt for Red October in my opinion. It was pretty boring and slow towards the beginning and while some good action sequences accompanied by Harrison Ford's performance prevented it from being a completely bad movie, it's not something I'm motivated to watch again. I found the plot of Patriot Games to be much more captivating since it was more personal and literally closer to home for the main character, while this movie wasn't. It's not a horrible movie, just nothing that was special through my point of view. This was NOT one of the great movies of 1994.

Overall, I think that this is a fine movie with good stuff in it. I liked the cast and performances of the protagonists as well as most of the action. The villain they faced towards the end was very neat, powerful, intimidating. I was actually entertained and reasonably invested for most of the movie. Plus, it definitely had good emotional and psychological depth to it. Some of the humor hit while some of it didn't, and this movie has its flaws...

While Julia Louis-Dreyfus was very good in Seinfeld, I just can't take her seriously as a mastermind behind the sinister and evil plot in a superhero movie. She doesn't really fit the role well and she was not that convincing to me. Plus, I'm not sure this team deserves the title or the recognition of being called "The New Avengers" yet. It felt a little inauthentic and less epically earned than the previous Avengers team that first held that title 10-15 years ago in the MCU. No group can ever truly replace that team in more than a lifetime.

Generally though, I didn't have a bad time watching it! I'm open to seeing more of these characters together in future films.

I liked this movie after I rewatched it and it's more of an action thriller than I remember! Sean Bean and Harrison Ford act really well in the movie and you can really feel the fear and intensity throughout it. It is a bit old-fashioned in quite a few ways, however I can see myself really liking this movie if I saw it in theaters back in the early 1990s. The IRA is a fascinating group to study in history as well, being considered terrorists by many but also freedom fighters with a somewhat relatable cause. Nevertheless, here it is personal and all about the revenge which made me invested! Harrison Ford is truly in everything good!