Some of My Favorite Photos of the North Shore Region

 

Welcome Islands (Thunder Bay off in the Distance)

MacKenzie Falls - Shuniah

Prince Arthur's Landing Sunrise - Winter

Kakabeka Falls

Battle Island Light House - Rossport

High Falls - Pigeon River Border

Swing Bridge - Kaministiqua River

Sleeping Giant - Winter

Camp Life - Pass Lake

Lupins - Chippewa Sandy Beach

Spring Fowl

Fishing Boat with Bike - Silver Islet

High Falls - Pigeon River - Winter

Lake View atop Sleeping Giant

General Store - Silver Islet

Sea Lion - Sibley Provincial Park

At Anchor - Slate Islands - Rossport

Aguasobon Falls - Terrace Bay

Eagles - Kakabeka

High Falls - Autumn

Thompson Island Anchorage

Sleeping Giant - Sunrise

Bella - Lake Superior

Watched It Somewhere Near Greenland, Forgot It Somewhere Near Ireland

 I was reluctantly pulled back into the Krasinski universe of Jack Ryan. I enjoyed the TV series well enough, thanks in large part to supporting players Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly, who do much of the heavy lifting here too.

Unfortunately, Ghost War feels like a "the gang's all here" reunion more than a standalone film. The whole thing has the compressed feel of a television season squeezed into two hours, rushing through plot points that might have had room to breathe in episodic form.

It's perfectly watchable, but never quite finds its own identity. Krasinski ends up stranded somewhere between James Bond and Ethan Hunt—competent enough, but lacking the charisma, style, or spectacle to stand alongside either.

That said, I watched it on a flight somewhere over the North Atlantic, probably not far from Greenland, and that may be the ideal venue. It's exactly the kind of movie that makes a few hours disappear at 35,000 feet without demanding much of your attention. By the time the plane lands, you've mostly forgotten it—and that's not necessarily a criticism.