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The Recruit [DVD] [2003]
enlarge	Director: Roger Donaldson Actors: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht, Kenneth Mitchell Studio: Touchstone Home Video Category: DVD List Price: ~~£17.99~~ Buy Used: £0.51 as of 21/11/2009 13:52 GMT details You Save: £17.48 (97%) New (11) Used (27) Collectible (1) from £0.51 Seller: missy_lillie Rating: 14 reviews Sales Rank: 24736 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: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Discs: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 1 Running Time: 110 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 Release Date: November 3, 2003 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review "Nothing is as it seems" in IThe Recruit/I, 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, IThe Recruit/I is an adequately elaborate puzzle of perceptions. "Everything is a test", as Farrell soon realises, and attentive viewers will enjoy piecing it all together.--IJeff Shannon/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 14 1 2 3 Next » The Recruit October 28, 2003 5 out of 6 found this review helpful Stars Colin Farrel and Al Pacino.pColin Farrell plays James Clayton, a computer wizz whos talked into joining the CIAs training program, by top agent Walter Burke, played by Al Pacino. Clayton becomes the top of the class at "The Farm" and Burke takes him under his wing. From here the plot thickens and it keeps the audience guessing to whether Clayton is the good guy or not. Fantastic!!!! Brillant !! July 26, 2004 Kanye West's Biggest Fan lol (United Kingdom) 4 out of 5 found this review helpful I don't normally go for action films but I loved this film! Al Pacino and Colin Farrell are brillant in it and the storyline is excellent. James Clayton (Farrell) is a computer wizz who is recruited by Walter Burke (Pacino) into the CIA and James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla (Bridget Moynahan) one of his fellow recruits. He is chosen to be a NOC and root out a mole. The suspense builds in a maze of gripping twists and turns, there are only 2 things James can count on - he can't trust anyone and nothing is as it seems. A truly excellent film - which is why I bought it! Top Class! Sometimes things are better than they seem January 12, 2005 Amanda Richards (ECD, Guyana) 12 out of 14 found this review helpful This is a movie that I initially passed over, always finding something else to buy or borrow (as I don't steal), until I happened to catch the ending on television late one night. pBy the next evening it was in my possession, and despite having already watched the ending, I found it to be a surprisingly enjoyable experience. pAl Pacino aced his role as Walter Burke, CIA trainer extraordinaire, and he's not a guy I would ever want to play poker with, even if I did play poker. pColin Farrell's performance is pretty much like his other movies(except maybe "Alexander", but I haven't seen that yet, and I hate his blonde look), but he really does a great short, dark and handsome, tortured and persecuted thing. This time he's out of the phone booth and using his cell phone, whizzing through movie-style computer gibberish as James Clayton, the star recruit of the latest batch of CIA trainees. pBridget Moynahan gives much the same performance as she does in "I, Robot", playing it smart and sassy with a real cute pout, and a concerned wrinkle. pSurprises and twists abound, and though you know it's all faked, and nothing is what it seems, it still draws you in. In retrospect, the ending really is the silliest part of the movie, the moral of the story being to sit down and relax whenever you see red dots before your eyes. pAmanda Richards Have I Missed Something July 30, 2006 PyroSikTh (UK) 3 out of 4 found this review helpful Have I missed something here? Have I missed the predictability and "aweful" script or something? Every review I read says this is a bad film, a dissappointing film, a mediocre film, a predictable film. Hey maybe I'm stupid, but I think this film is excellent and one of the most unpredictable films I've seen in my life. I think the acting is superb. I think the script suits. I think the two halves of the film fit perfectly and give this film it's originality. I think this is a good film. br / br /However it's not excellent as very few films are excellent. But I'd definatly buy this DVD if I saw it in a shop. It all appears rather believable to me, even in the tests, and I was on the edge of my seat a few times too. Personnaly don't listen to other reviews, or at least wtch the film to give judgement yourself. not bad at all August 2, 2004 marty mcfly (London, England) 3 out of 6 found this review helpful i picked this up looking to be entertained for 90 mins. i wasn't looking for intellectual revelations or tense and complicated plot twists and i wasn't disappointed either! pa simple film in which farrell is a rebellious genius from MIT seeking a father figure and pacino is the old CIA operative with all the answers about the spy game. pacino is almost hilarious as a caricature of himself and farrell does what farrell does as the good looking loose cannon. bridget moynahan (coyote ugly, serendipity) supports reasonably well, if coming across as a little wet. pcharacters are one-dimensional, plot is thin, action sequences are generally limited and yet it all ties together rather well as a watchable spy thriller for a sunday afternoon. to its credit, it's almost believable! i think it is probably a lesson in hollywood -know what you are making and go ahead and execute. Showing reviews 1-5 of 14 1 2 3 Next »

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