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The Recruit
Upon taking the mission of finding the mole that enters the agency secretly, James Clayton, a young courageous and intelligent detective, struggles against survival.
18 August 1977, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
22 January 1972, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
21 February 1976, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
October 15, 2004
Pacino's puppet-stringing of his recruit is reminiscent of Peter O'Toole's manipulative character in 1980's 'The Stunt Man.'
January 31, 2003
It's nothing but style and noise, threadbare of content, empty of ideas.
February 01, 2003
A conjurer's trick that delights for about an hour, then spirals into idiocy.
February 08, 2005
The film still makes a diverting entertainment in spite of its obviousness.
June 01, 2008
Watchable only for its star power and scarce caffeine kicks...awfully predictable. [Blu-Ray]
April 29, 2009
I'm still hoping Pacino will dazzle with a great performance eventually...
February 05, 2003
The Recruit weighs in like a porous brick of recycled polypropylene.
August 08, 2006
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.
February 03, 2003
I liked all those set pieces where they set up these elaborate schemes, and you're not sure who the good guy is, and the bad guy.
January 31, 2003
A compelling, if throwaway, drama.
February 12, 2003
Here I suspected the ultimate villain almost from the very beginning -- and, if I wasn't fooled, I can't imagine anyone else will be, either.
December 29, 2010
Above-average thriller, but not very memorable.