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Mood:
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- Government AgencyHotshot HeroBetrayalEspionageMind GameBasic TrainingDangerDishonesty more...
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- ActionThriller
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Time/Period:
- Contemporary21st Century
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- BostonUSAWashington DCMilitary Base
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- Boys' Night
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- Twists and Turns
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The Recruit, 2003
English, Persian, Russian
USA
Profile of The Recruit
The mood of The Recruit is rough and suspenseful. The plot centers around a hotshot hero, basic training, and a government agency. It is a thriller and action movie. Stylistically, The Recruit involves twists and turns. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is fast. The Recruit takes place, at least partly, on a military base. The setting is Boston and Washington DC. It happens in contemporary times. The Recruit is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes violent content.
Summary of The Recruit
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 Colin Farrell, Clayton is also a heartthrob with his five o'clock shadow and chiseled pecks. A cushy job offer from Dell computers peaks his interest in securing a professional career, and at the same moment he meets Walter Burke (Al Pacino), a recruiter from the CIA. Though Clayton's better judgement tells him to stay away from the shady Burke, he is curious to learn whatever he can about his father, who was also a CIA agent, killed in the line of duty. Clayton is sent to an intensive CIA training camp called "The Farm," where he quickly learns the gravity of his decision as he undergoes gruelling tests of physical, mental, and psychological strength. His romantic interest in the gorgeous, tough-as-nails Layla (Bridget Moynahan), a fellow trainee, becomes a weakness as the pressure of the tests steadily increases. Finally, without warning, Clayton is thrown into action as he and Burke go head-to-head in a mission that is more dangerous than either of them realize. With top-notch performances from a sly Pacino and a pumped-up Farrell, The Recruit's best moments come from the intensity resonating between its characters. In addition, the settings and training activities at "The Farm" give intriguing insights into CIA recruitment and initiation.
Details
| Language: | English, Persian, Russian |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 28 January 2003 |
| Runtime: | 115 min |
Cast and Crew
as Walter Burke
as James Douglas Clayton
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Rolling Stone
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- by: Peter Travers
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Carla Meyer
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- 12.October.2009
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- by: Dan
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