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average,cookie cutter action/suspense/pseudo espionage movie (2.5/5)
Nov 22 2007
Format:DVD
the recruit is an OK movie,i guess.certainly nothing spectacular.there
are some suspenseful moments in the movie.however the plot was much too
complicated to the point of absurdity.this movie felt like it should
have been released directly to video.it was your run of the mill
action/suspense movie,(with some espionage)with nothing new or
original.the suspenseful moments had all been done before,as good or
better.the acting was OK,at best,given what the actors had to work
with.the dialogue would not win any awards,and the screenplay was
basically a knock off of many other,superior movies.truth be told,
there wasn't really any reason to make this movie and so i can't give
it a glowing recommendation. 2.5/5
are some suspenseful moments in the movie.however the plot was much too
complicated to the point of absurdity.this movie felt like it should
have been released directly to video.it was your run of the mill
action/suspense movie,(with some espionage)with nothing new or
original.the suspenseful moments had all been done before,as good or
better.the acting was OK,at best,given what the actors had to work
with.the dialogue would not win any awards,and the screenplay was
basically a knock off of many other,superior movies.truth be told,
there wasn't really any reason to make this movie and so i can't give
it a glowing recommendation. 2.5/5
Unique approach
Jan 19 2006
Format:DVD
I really liked this movie because it took a different approach to the genre. Rather than focusing a heist or some spy's mission, this movie is about the training CIA field agents go though. This includes all sorts of mock scenarios, mind games as well as the relationships between recruits. Both Colin Ferrel and Al Pacino play typical roles for their careers, which works surprisingly well for Ferrel...who I usually don't like.
There is a larger story at work throughout the film, with all kinds of plot twists and turncoats. You may see some of the twists comming, but I was entertained anyway. There's also some neat special features on actual CIA training.
Very good movie
Jun 20 2004
Format:DVD
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....
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Fantastic
A non-stop thriller till the very end. Al is at his best again. A must see!!!
Published on Jun 8 2007 by M. Larson
Nothing is what it seems
An oft-repeated phrase throughout this film is that with the CIA, nothing is what it seems. Unfortunately, that is not always true. Read more
Published on Feb 1 2006 by FrKurt Messick
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. Read more
Published on May 24 2004 by S. M. Anderson
TWISTY AND EFFECTIVE THRILLER
NOTHING IS AS IT SEEMS...that's true enough in the words of CIA instructor Al Pacino in Roger Donaldson's labyrinthine movie about a new CIA recruit, played with marvelous... Read more
Published on May 13 2004 by Michael Butts
VERY WATCHABLE DESPITE THE MISSING MEAT..
The theme of a grizzled mentor and a hyper-energetic but gullible new recruit is a somewhat dated one (in recent memory, Spy Game, Training Day etc) but I watched this movie with... Read more
Published on May 3 2004 by Shashank Tripathi
Everything is a test
Nothing is as it seems in this movie as Al Pacino plays a recruiter for the CIA who brings in Colin Farrell, playing a young computer programmer, to start a career as a new... Read more
Published on April 29 2004 by Jeffrey Leeper
Don't Expect Much and it will Surpass Your Expectations
This is a throw-away movie that you can leave behind but while you watch it, you'll enjoy it.
If you like Colin and EVERYbody likes Pacino (don't they??? Read more
Published on Feb 29 2004 by Greg Perry
Just A Stepping Stone For Farrell
"The Recruit" is just a stepping stone for Colin Farrell. This fast paced action movie is a "C" at best. Read more
Published on Feb 15 2004 by David Acosta
Decent thriller that tries a bit too hard
"The Recruit" is a decent spy thriller about an up-and-coming CIA agent (Colin Farrell) being mentored by an old veteran (Al Pacino) in the ways of being a spy. Read more
Published on Feb 10 2004 by Blake Petit
An engaging and fun post-Cold War spy thriller
While not the success "The Bourne Identity" was, "The Recruit" is a fun and involving spy thriller set in the post-Cold War era -- something so many spy films... Read more
Published on Feb 8 2004 by Beau Yarbrough
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