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The Recruit

The Recruit (2003)

January. 31,2003
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6.6
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PG-13
| Action Thriller

A brilliant CIA trainee must prove his worth at the Farm, the agency's secret training grounds, where he learns to watch his back and trust no one.

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Sexyloutak
2003/01/31

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Baseshment
2003/02/01

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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AnhartLinkin
2003/02/02

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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Rio Hayward
2003/02/03

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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kapelusznik18
2003/02/04

****SPOILERS****Hard to swallow and even harder to digest spy drama that involves computer whiz kid James Douglas Clayton ,Colin Farrell, who attempts to join the shadowy C.I.A in order to find the truth about the fate of his dad who disappeared in the wilds of Puru some 13 years earlier while on a secret assignment for the agency. It's not known if Papa Clayton was killed kidnapped or even abducted by space aliens since the agency C.I.A he worked for has a policy of not releasing information of its personnel even to their immediate relatives like Popa's son James Clayton.It's top C.I.A spy Walter Burke, Al Pacino, who seeks out James for the job whom he feels, like father like son, he'll make a 1st class spoke-spy-for the agency. Going through the rigorous mental & psychical training for becoming a spook at the agency's Langton Farm James meets and falls in love with fellow spook Layla Moore, Bridget Moynahan, that seems to upset his controller Burke. It's Burke who suspects that she's in fact a spy for the other side-Russia China Iran or maybe North Korea- who's using her position to get important and critical computer information to the nation that she's spying for.***SPOILERS**** Like in most modern spy movie no one knows what's going on and on who's side their on their or working for until the films final moments. James who gets booted from the agency for cracking under pressure finds out later that he in fact passed with flying colors. Given a menial job as cover by his controller Burke at the agency emptying out ash trays and garbage cans James is told to keep an eye on Layla who's suspected of being a mole for the outer side. It's later that James finds out the truth and that leads to him also finding out just who the mole is that really is no surprise to anyone in just how crazy, just get a load of his reasons for selling out his country are , and obvious he is. As for James' Pop he in the end finds out what really happened to him as well as the person he was involved with who may have set him up for the kill.

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coloradobloom7
2003/02/05

Pretty bad film. Predictable plot line, obvious from the beginning. Sorry I wasted my time even though Colin Farrell was nice to look at. I'm surprised Al Pacino agreed to do this movie. He is much better than he showed in the movie. Maybe it was terrible directing or maybe a poor script. It's hard to say; but now I know why I had never heard of it. Thank god I didn't have to pay to see it. Lol

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Uriah43
2003/02/06

"James Douglas Clayton" (Colin Farrell) is a computer genius who has just graduated from M.I.T. and is looking for a job. Although he is initially interested in working for Dell Computers he gets an unexpected visit from a C.I.A. agent named "Walker Burke" (Al Pacino) who convinces him to join them instead. Not long afterward he is sent to a training facility known as "the Farm" where he is taught all of the techniques necessary for espionage. Unfortunately, he cracks under pressure and is dismissed. At least, that is what he is led to believe. Then one day Walter Burke stops by to give him an extremely important assignment involving a possible mole within the C.I.A. who is apparently passing on top-secret information to a foreign government. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that, although it has some decent action and suspense, it is the element of mystery included in this film that makes it so interesting. Likewise, the acting of Al Pacino and Colin Farrell are also added bonuses. In any case, I found this movie to be fairly enjoyable and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

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chrisharty
2003/02/07

A very decent thriller well acted by all cast . A CIA thriller Full of twists and turns keeps the film moving on nicely and the plot makes you wonder who is the bad guy ? Out of a star studded cast . Well worth the watch as you will not get bored as the story keeps developing nicely till the end. Al Pacino plays a believable dark character who is a long serving CIA agent who recruits Colin Farrell to join the CIA . This is probably my favourite Colin Farrell film that I have seen I thought he played his role well . I can't really think of any negatives about this film i could understand reviews saying its unbelievable and over the top but for me from start to finish it kept me interested and I enjoyed it so it claims 8 out of 10

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