Without Remorse

But if you really need to see Michael B. Jordan battling Russians, just watch "Creed II.'

A Dad Novel for long flights becomes a Dad Movie for long flights, with no predictable story beat left unturned.

Jordan's tough but anguished performance is the best reason to see this workaday franchise launch, which strains to keep Tom Clancy's bulked-up military paranoia relevant.

There's not much flesh on the bones of the story's secondary figures, but the cast gets the job done.

In the end, Without Remorse will likely disappoint Clancy fans in a major way, but perhaps younger audiences that don't care about the books won't care.