An example of something that can work well on the written page but loses a lot when condensed and brought to the screen.

Fundamentally, this is about the hunters and the hunted and, if you don’t look too deeply into the backstory, it works on that level.

For something based on a Clancy novel, it’s disappointingly lacking in the author’s trademark complexity and detail. This is pure disposable entertainment – nothing more, nothing less.

"Raya" offers a screenplay and story geared primarily toward younger audiences and lacks the magic necessary to command long-term adulation.

With this star-studded cast, the classification of a “missed opportunity” doesn’t do it justice; it feels closer to a tragedy.

A handsome looking period piece with too many mediocre songs and a major downer of an ending.