Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is a well-known character to fans of spy movies and Harrison Ford (“Blade Runner 2049”), and with Amazon Prime’s new show about this beloved character, one can watch Jim Halpert from “The Office” smash heads to protect America.

To start off, let us talk about the good stuff. John Krasinski (“A Quiet Place”) plays the famous CIA analyst, with co-stars Wendell Pierce (“Confirmation”) as James Greer, Jack’s mysterious boss; Abbie Cornish (“Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri”) as Cathy Mueller, a scientist who falls in love with Jack; and Ali Suliman (“The Looming Tower”) as Suleiman, the anti-American extremist whom Jack must outsmart and out-gun if he has any chance of saving America. One thing that must be said about this show is how fantastic the acting was. Every character feels authentic, but the best acting was the back-and-forth between Krasinski and Suliman, who both showed how truly capable they are as actors.

The action is fantastic as well. It is extremely well coordinated and packs a powerful punch, though one is never made to worry about the main character’s safety. So many of the supporting characters are fantastic that, when their lives are threatened, one feels genuine concern for them. The soundtrack is also pretty forgettable, but then again, one does not watch Jack Ryan for the musical numbers.

The story for most of the show is fantastic, as audiences watch Ryan slowly uncover this massive plot of Suleiman’s that spans continents. He travels from dry and arid Yemen to the snow-covered Alps, facing many threats along the way and all the while battling Suleiman and his men, both physically and mentally. Even the romantic subplot is very well written and develops two interesting characters that will make viewers hope they end up together.

This is where it turns bad because, after this great build-up, after this suspenseful game of cat and mouse between these two very well-written and well-acted characters, the story seems to fall flat. Without spoiling too much, the climax takes these two characters and has one chase the other for a bit through one of the most overused, boring locations in any action movie, which is really disappointing.

Even though the climax seemed lacking and generally disappointing, this would still be a recommendation to someone without anything to watch, particularly someone who likes mental and physical warfare that go hand in hand. But if one does not have Amazon Prime, then it is not really worth it. For those who like spy thrillers then this show comes highly recommended, but those for whom the world of global politics and a loose understanding of the Geneva convention is not to their taste, maybe try something different.