New Delhi, May 23 -- There was always going to be another Jack Ryan story. That much felt inevitable.

After four successful seasons of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Amazon has now expanded the Ryanverse with Jack Ryan: Ghost War, a feature-length continuation that brings John Krasinski back as the reluctant CIA analyst-turned-operative. Directed by Andrew Bernstein, the film attempts to bridge the gap between prestige streaming television and a traditional espionage blockbuster.

The result is decent enough entertainment, though hardly anything groundbreaking.

The plot follows Ryan as he is pulled back into the intelligence world after a covert operation in Dubai uncovers a rogue black-ops conspiracy involving former Western operatives. Along...