The Recruit (2003)
42 %
Reviews Counted: 163 Fresh: 69 Rotten:94 Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus:
This polished thriller is engaging until it takes one twist too many into the predictable.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Theatrical Release: Jan 31, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $52,724,557
Synopsis: James Clayton is fired up. A bartender by night and computer hacker in the few hours of daylight for which he manages to leave his water bed, the kid is flying high, on a roll with a laid-back lifestyle that suits him just fine. Played by an agile Colin Farrell, Clayton is also a heartthrob with his... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht
Director: Roger Donaldson
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer, Mitch Glazer, Roger Towne
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jeff Apple
Screenwriter: Kurt Wimmer, Mitch Glazer, Roger Towne
Producer: Gary Barber, Roger Birnbaum, Jeff Apple
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Reviews
Watchable only for its star power and scarce caffeine kicks...awfully predictable. [Blu-Ray]
Comment
06/01/08
Many would believe Pacino could do no wrong but he has. The Recruit serves only to ignite a pilot light in the imagination of espionage lovers everywhere.
08/08/06
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06/24/06
The film still makes a diverting entertainment in spite of its obviousness.
02/08/05
Pacino's puppet-stringing of his recruit is reminiscent of Peter O'Toole's manipulative character in 1980's 'The Stunt Man.'
10/15/04
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05/19/04
Top Critic
Director Roger Donaldson ... again shows a knack for creating intrigue and paranoia.
01/06/04
Pacino doesn’t upstage Farrell, but there’s the sense he’s daring him to keep up, and Farrell does. Their scenes together crackle.
01/04/04
Interessante até o terceiro ato, quando se perde em ‘reviravoltas’ completamente previsíveis.
11/20/03
Chris Owens: You're onscreen for about half a minute of The Recruit, but that half a minute was the most enjoyable experience I had all evening.
10/01/03
...plays like one of those lame straight-to-video flicks that usually star either Eric Roberts or Dean Cain...
08/01/03
...so dependent on plot contrivances and so altogether preposterous, it seems an unfortunate waste of Pacino's and Farrell's acting talents.
06/20/03
. . .the film ends as a nonentity, arriving at a conclusion that is not satisfying and completely nonsensical because it preys on our stupidity rather than that of the characters.
06/09/03
Though short on car chases and bombs bursting, director Donaldson keeps the tension crackling with tight close-ups, skilled editing and a screenplay that treats its fine actors with respect.
05/07/03
The plot announces that it's going to gyp us around, not because it has other things to offer, but out of the hope that we will let it off the hook.
04/20/03
[Farrel], who seems to be trying to salvage his dignity, . . .gets points for keeping a straight face as Pacino constantly beetles in on him to deliver his lines.
04/05/03
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