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| ACTORS: | Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Roger Donaldson |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 31 January, 2003 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Buena Vista Home Vid |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 786936207996 |
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Customer Reviews of The Recruit
A long trip to the beach, a short day there. "The Recruit" is a well-made-yet-obviously-cheap CIA thriller that lured moviegoers into the theater based on the casting of Al Pacino and kept them there through a fast-paced first hour. The climax is a little underwhelming, and it's rare to see a thriller actually divided into two halves, but "The Recruit" milks about as much out of this concept as it can.
CIA recruiter Walter Burke (Pacino) has his eye on smart, rough MIT graduate James Clayton (Colin Farrell) who's developed a virus-like computer program and is courting offers from various firms to apparently begin cementing illegal monopolies. But James has questions about his father's mysterious death in Peru, and Walter hints at answers...
James enlists in the Company, as it's called, and embarks on a tough, mind-numbing training session on The Farm, which serves as locale for the best parts of "The Recruit." It's standard you-are-there-and-ain't-it-cool stuff, but Pacino kicks it up a notch, as he usually does, intoning the grave mystery and importance of CIA --"They show you your medal. You don't even get to take it home" -- while he slyly inches closer to becoming a second father to James. Also in training is Layla (Bridget Moynahan) a bit of a plain-faced Jane whose soft eyes nevertheless look like a nice place for James to call home.
A lot is made of the line "nothing is what it seems" in the movie, but we can sense the arc not long after the movie's second half begins, after James has been "thrown out" of the training program only to be told by Walter that he's been selected for an undercover mission to spy on on a mole within the training unit -- Layla. Inevitably, James will have to choose whom to believe -- the lover or the 2nd dad -- and let it be said that "The Recruit" chooses the less interesting of those two options as the villain.
Director Roger Donaldson ("No Way Out," "Thirteen Days") is very good at these kind of close-quartered, low budget affairs. It's a CIA movie, but there aren't any overseas locales; indeed, the primary sets seem to be a bedroom, the inside of a car and a blank office building meant to double as the CIA. Aside the three prinicpals, the cast is a collection of nobodies
The MacGuffin -- the sinister spy thing everybody's after -- is almost ludicrous, but at least the actors wind themselves up into a believable frenzy over it. Pacino's back in his "weathered, grizzled" mode from "Insomnia" and "Donnie Brasco" and yep, he's still good at it. Farrell is up to the challenge, and while Moynahan may not set the screen ablaze, she's a effectively vulnerable.
"The Recruit" did decent business during its run through the theater but don't expect a sequel, despite the movie's hints at one.
Very good movie
This action-thriller is a great movie, in which "nothing is what is seems"; for the characters, as well as for the viewer. Al Pacino and Collin Farrell show us great acting, together with a great story it makes this to one of the best action-thrillers I've ever seen! Special note for the outcome of the movie, the outcome is something I find very important. Most of the time good movies get wasted by a horrible end. Not this movie, no patriotic, moralistic, "help I'm gonna throw up" end. It's something you won't see coming....
Nothing is as it seems
When you watch this movie you will remember two things. "Everything is a test", and Nothing is as it seems." You will find yourself sitting on the edge of your seat waiting to see what will happen next. Is this a test, or is this the real thing you will ask yourself over and over again. James Clayton is still dealing with his Father's disappearance. James is recruited by Walter Burke to join the CIA, but James will find that nothing is at it seems, and he will realize he can't trust anyone but himself. The movie is intense, and a great thriller. I liked the peek into the CIA and the recruiting process. Al Pachino and Colin Farral were good together in this film.