Recruit

Pros: Good action and suspense, performances by Pacino and Farrell.

Cons: The way everything is neatly resolved at the end.

The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line is that nothing is as it seems.

Review: So it came to pass that while looking for a movie to watch with a friend on Friday night, that I hap ...

Pros: Pacino, story-line, and interesting characters. Makes an enjoyable film replete with twists and suspense.

Cons: Many, many holes.

The Bottom Line: I recommend this movie to anyone who is a Pacino fan, or enjoys a CIA film every once in a while with twists and suspense.

Review: Al Pacino still has it as he delivers another nicely done film of deception and corruption. The Recruit is a fairly good movie that has a plethora of twists, especially at the very end, and suspenseful scenes. The plot isn't that bad either, but, for ...

Pros: Colin Farrell is slowly becoming one of my favorite new actors, Al Pacino as always

Cons: Plot seemed to twist for the sake of twisting

The Bottom Line: Carried by strong performances by Farrell and Pacino, this one is definitely worth seeing at least once.

Review: Well, back after two years, and I'm cranking out a second review in as many days. I guess I must hav ...

Pros: Al Pacino plays an awesome role! Very disturbing movie

Cons: The scary thought that this could really happen

The Bottom Line: Watch The Recruit. You never know who is on the right track and who is getting it. Be careful who to believe in- you may be wrong!!!

Review: It scares me to death to see this movie. The CIA's training program is intense and disturbing. If this is really how we train these officers, WOW! Al Pacino plays a CIA trainer who is teaching at the FARM (a CIA Training Facility). Colin Farrell and...

Pros: Unexpected good movie

Cons: Start to figure out the plot

The Bottom Line: This is a movie that I even watched 2 times over the weekend just so the rest of the family could see it.

Review: I watch alot of movies and this one surprised me. I had never really heard anything about this movie ...

Pros: Action and drama balanced.

Cons: Writing.

The Bottom Line: Joins a list where intensity overshadows the story to the point that we not only care how it ends, we don’t care how we got to that point.

Review: With more concise writing and closer detail to prevent overtly foreshadowing the ending of the movie ...

Pros: Pacino, some early scenes

Cons: Waaaaay too many

The Bottom Line: If you think Farrell's hot, and the Second Coming, then by all means see it. If not, rent "The Game".

Review: Colin Farrell is a popular man these days: Daredevil, The Recruit, Phone Booth - and t ...

Pros: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell, Bridget Moynahan, the training scenes and chemistry.

Cons: The ending is formulaic and the plot twists are resolved by banter.

The Bottom Line: When Al Pacino and Colin Farrell can kick butt when a movie like this gets frivolous, you know you're in good hands.

Review: THE RECRUIT is a Touchstone Pictures/Spyglass Entertainment release, running 115 minutes and ...

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The Bottom Line: The Recruit deserves a half-hearted salute.

Review: The idea of the "high-tech" thriller is an interesting one. In films that fall into this classification, it seems as though the only thing that gets an upgrade is the hardware the characters use, while the routine thriller elements we've all seen in ...

Pros: Unexpected developments leading up to a killer ending

Cons: Couldn't really hold my attention in the middle

The Bottom Line: I abbreviate this review because I didn't watch the whole movie.

Review: In "The Recruit," Colin Farrell plays James Clayton, a computer programmer recently graduated from MIT, whose software skills bring him to the attention of the CIA in the person of Walter Burke (Al Pacino).  After acquiring one particularly useful ...