| The Recruit [Region 2] |  | Director: Roger Donaldson
Actors: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht, Kenneth Mitchell
Category: DVD
Buy New: $56.20
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Rating:  148 reviews
Sales Rank: 208525
Format: Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), Persian (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5017188888462
ASIN: B0000AE7CJ
Theatrical Release Date: January 31, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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"Nothing is as it seems" in The Recruit, a guessing-game thriller that employs plot twists and conflicting loyalties as its primary raison d'etre. Surrounded by potential deception, a newly recruited CIA officer (Colin Farrell) must determine if his manipulative instructor (Al Pacino) is being honest when he identifies Farrell's fellow recruit and love interest (Bridget Moynihan) as an enemy "mole" assigned to steal a dangerous computer virus from CIA headquarters. While claiming to offer an insider's look at CIA training methods, this engrossing yet ultimately predictable plot is pure Hollywood fantasy; any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental, leaving the perpetually unshaven and scruffily coiffed Farrell to fend for himself in Pacino's cynical arena while tracing his familial roots in the spy game. Wearing its cleverness on its sleeve, The Recruit is an adequately elaborate puzzle of perceptions. "Everything is a test," as Farrell soon realizes, and attentive viewers will enjoy piecing it all together. --Jeff Shannon
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 2.5 stars out of 4 December 18, 2008
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
The Recruit is an acceptable way to kill two hours--although almost every minute of the movie feels like it has been done before, the first half is legitimately engaging and it's never offensively bad.
 Good movie November 25, 2008
D. Cole (Sunny Calif.)
This movie got mixed reviews from wonderful to horrible. I watched this movie on TV tonight and loved every minute of it. No there weren't car chases and gun battles and lots of tasteless sex,instead it seemed more real than fiction. Most of what happened on the movie could actually happen in real life and that's what made it interesting to me. It held my attention for the duration and now I plan to purchase it as I need to watch it again to catch parts I didn't understand. I'm no Pacino expert which is what most of the 1 star givers seem to be and I don't watch a ton of movies - perhaps that's why I enjoyed it - because I haven't seen every scenario created for movies out there. This movie is exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more.
Colin Farrell~BUY IT! July 27, 2008
Cornelius G. Kelly (Albuquerque)
Colin Farrel & Al Pacino could make any script work. They are magnificent in this cat & mouse game. BE HAPPY~~BUY IT!
If you want a cat & mouse game movie with a LOT of laughs, good location, and good-looking, hilarious Colin Farrell get In Bruges. Gaureented to stir all your emotions.In Bruges
Great plot twists June 19, 2008
Ralph Porter (central NY)
Not many movies hold my attention for the full run time, while I did eventually guess the ending it was a well constructed plot.
Doesn't Make Sense April 20, 2008
Confused (LA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If Al Pacino's character already has Bridget Moynahan stealing the program for him why does he have to have Colin Farrell steal it from her. It doesn't make sense unless they left out a scene where that would suggest that Colin Farrell would have to piece it all back together before it could be used by Al Pacino.
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