The Recruit (2003)

• Year: 2003
• Released: 31 Jan 2003
• Country: United States, Switzerland
• Adwords: 2 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292506/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/The_Recruit
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-recruit
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, Persian, Russian
• MPA Rating: PG-13
• Genre: Action, Thriller
• Runtime: 115 min
• Writer: Roger Towne, Kurt Wimmer, Mitch Glazer
• Director: Roger Donaldson
• Cast: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan
• Keywords: spy, extramarital affair, cia, washington dc, usa, training,

	6.6/10
	56/100

The Recruit Storyline

In an era when the country’s first line of defense, intelligence, is more important than ever, this story opens the CIA’s infamous closed doors and gives an insider’s view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country – and he’s just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA’s mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive the Agency’s secret training ground, where green recruits are molded into seasoned veterans. As Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game, James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor, Burke taps him for a special assignment to root out a mole. As the suspense builds toward a gripping climax, it soon becomes clear that the CIA’s old maxims are true: “trust no one” and “nothing is what it seems.”

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Bland and generic Hollywood thrills

THE RECRUIT is a lame Hollywood thriller about a young CIA recruit whose first task is to find a mole in his own apartment. It’s an example of the kind of over-obvious, join-the-dots plotting that these bland and generic Hollywood thrillers rely too much on, and apart from a slumming-it Al Pacino it has very little reason to tune in.

Colin Farrell stars at the outset of his mainstream career and he’s a big disappointment, especially considering the talent he brought to PHONE BOOTH. His character veers between being unlikeable and plain dull, usually the latter. Pacino is on autopilot throughout and the supporting cast are forgettable. The film hinges on a big twist which is obvious from reading the plot synopsis and sure enough it finally gets there after a very long-winded and bland series of twists and shoehorned-in action bits. THE RECRUIT is the kind of film you’ll forget about just minutes after watching.

Big stars, action needs to go bigger

CIA trainer Walter Burke (Al Pacino) recruits James Douglas Clayton (Colin Farrell). While training at The Farm, James falls for fellow recruit Layla Moore (Bridget Moynahan).

This movie is divided in 2. The first half takes place at The Farm as they work through the program. It’s straight forward with all the well-wore Hollywood cliché about CIA training. It had a couple interesting scenes designed to prepare you for the usual twists of a spy genre. Then James gets kicked out of the program, and Walter recruits him once again, this time as an off-the-books agent to root out a double agent’s contact. The style is not big enough. They needed more action. Bigger bang. If you’re making an action movie, you’d gotta go big. Considering the caliber of the stars here, the action has gotta match.

When Nothing Is What It Seems

James Clayton (Colin Farrell) is a brilliant hacker and was the first in his class in MIT. Walter Burke (Al Pacino) is a CIA recruiter and trainer and invites James to join CIA in Langton farm, using as motivation the disappearance of his father in 1990 in Peru. While being trained, James has a crush on his colleague Layla Moore (Bridget Moynahan) and he becomes closer to her. In a torture training session, James is invited to leave Langton farm. Later, Walter looks for James telling him that he was indeed very well succeeded and he was hired to follow Layla, who is under the suspicion of being a traitor. In the end, nothing is what it seems. A movie having Al Pacino in the cast is a synonym of a good or excellent movie. This one follows the rules. Specially having also the great actor Colin Farrell and the beautiful Bridget Moynahan. Although having many clichés, this film is a great thriller, full of plot points, and in the end, a good entertainment. Fans of this genre will not be disappointed. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): `O Novato’ (`The Rooker’)