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zingy
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 The Recruit The Recruit Quote: The Recruit is a 2003 American spy thriller film directed by Roger Donaldson, starring Colin Farrell, Al Pacino and Bridget Moynahan. It was released on January 31, 2003 in North America by Touchstone Pictures.
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 43% of critics gave positive reviews based on 163 reviews with an average score of 5.5/10. Metacritic gave it an average score of 56 out of 100 from the 36 reviews it collected. An above average CIA-type movie. I enjoyed it a lot. B+
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Algren
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The Recruit - B+
Brilliant movie, i loed it. The pacing was superb, now ive understood a few things, which now seem obvious  I love it. Colin Farrell is superb in every film he is in, i am definately a fan of his now! I have to see Phone Booth NOW! Al Pacino was good but he didnt seem like he was acting some of the time, because he is a natural. Good plot, good cast, excellent finish.
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Riggs
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Great first half, good second half. B+
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Appy
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B+
Not Farrells best film by far but still very good.
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matatonio
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Fun movie......like cari said not Collins best but still good!
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Dr. Lecter
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It was fairly entertaining. At first I was disappointed because it was seeming to go into a predictable direction (I expected it all to be just another test), but at the end I was positively surprised. There is nothing really special about the film, but it can just keep the viewer intrigued throughout and the whole CIA training stuff is interesting anyway. I wish they had shown more of that. The pairing of Al Pacino and Colin Farrell is just great. The two play off each other well.
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jb007
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Poorly written and badly acted. Al pacino just mailed in his performance.
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Re: The Recruit Pacino's in pure paycheck mode, but Farrell is great as always and the twists, however obvious, are executed well. I like it a lot.
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