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Reviews Counted: 164
Fresh: 70
Rotten:94
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Consensus: This polished thriller is engaging until it takes one twist too many into the predictable.
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... [More]
Starring: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, Gabriel Macht
Director: Roger Donaldson
..here is a film whose taut and intelligent script is well realised by a director who knows exactly where he is going and what he is doing. This is a collaboration of top talents, and Al Pacino .elevates the project immediately by his presence alone
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Watchable only for its star power and scarce caffeine kicks...awfully predictable. [Blu-Ray]
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.
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Top Critic The film still makes a diverting entertainment in spite of its obviousness.
Pacino's puppet-stringing of his recruit is reminiscent of Peter O'Toole's manipulative character in 1980's 'The Stunt Man.'
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Director Roger Donaldson ... again shows a knack for creating intrigue and paranoia.
Pacino doesn’t upstage Farrell, but there’s the sense he’s daring him to keep up, and Farrell does. Their scenes together crackle.
Interessante até o terceiro ato, quando se perde em ‘reviravoltas’ completamente previsíveis.
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.
...plays like one of those lame straight-to-video flicks that usually star either Eric Roberts or Dean Cain...
...so dependent on plot contrivances and so altogether preposterous, it seems an unfortunate waste of Pacino's and Farrell's acting talents.
. . .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.
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