改编自汤姆·克兰西的畅销小说，是《爱国者游戏》的续集。哈里森·福特依旧饰演美国中情局干员杰克·雷恩，这一次他卷入了哥伦比亚的贩毒战争之中，因为美国总统的友人遭毒贩谋杀，雷恩奉命追查真相。但另一方面总统又派了秘密的突击小组对付毒贩集团，使雷恩在状况不明、敌友不分的情况下陷入重重危机之中。导演菲利普·诺伊斯的叙事手法简练，将后冷战时代复杂的国际局势和政治权谋的诡异多变交代得很清楚，同时也兼顾了动作场面紧张刺激的娱乐性，堪称是成功的政治惊险片，但观众欣赏本片时非得聚精会神不可，要不然难以了解其中的微言大义。 James Horner's score for Clear and Present Danger, the third film based on Tom Clancy's novels about CIA agent Jack Ryan, continues in the sweeping tradition of his music for Patriot Games. Pieces like the main theme, "The Ambush," "Deleting the Evidence," and "Truth Needs a Soldier/End Title" blend anthemic, patriotic elements with the tense musical cues expected from an action movie soundtrack; though it's too predictable at times, Horner's score is more than appropriate for the flag-waving, political thriller it supports.