Al Pacino Movie:

Editorial Review:
"Nothing is as it seems" in The Recruit, a guessing-game thriller that employs plot twists and conflicting loyalties as its primary raison d'être. Surrounded by potential deception, a newly recruited CIA officer (Colin Farrell) must determine if his manipulative instructor (Al Pacino) is being honest when he identifies Farrell's fellow recruit and love interest (Bridget Moynihan) as an enemy "mole" assigned to steal a dangerous computer virus from CIA headquarters. While claiming to offer an insider's look at CIA training methods, this engrossing yet ultimately predictable plot is pure Hollywood fantasy; any resemblance to reality is purely coincidental, leaving the perpetually unshaven and scruffily coiffed Farrell to fend for himself in Pacino's cynical arena while tracing his familial roots in the spy game. Wearing its cleverness on its sleeve, The Recruit is an adequately elaborate puzzle of perceptions. "Everything is a test," as Farrell soon realizes, and attentive viewers will enjoy piecing it all together. --Jeff Shannon

The Recruit [Region 2] Reviews:
The Recruit
2009-08-10 - I have yet to buy a product from Amazon that is bad. I just recently started buying from Amazon and so far the DVD's I have purchased have been awesome. I am totally addicted to this website.

2.5 stars out of 4
2008-12-18 - The Bottom Line:

The Recruit is an acceptable way to kill two hours--although almost every minute of the movie feels like it has been done before, the first half is legitimately engaging and it's never offensively bad.

Good movie
2008-11-25 - This movie got mixed reviews from wonderful to horrible. I watched this movie on TV tonight and loved every minute of it. No there weren't car chases and gun battles and lots of tasteless sex,instead it seemed more real than fiction. Most of what happened on the movie could actually happen in real life and that's what made it interesting to me. It held my attention for the duration and now I plan to purchase it as I need to watch it again to catch parts I didn't understand. I'm no Pacino expert which is what most of the 1 star givers seem to be and I don't watch a ton of movies - perhaps that's why I enjoyed it - because I haven't seen every scenario created for movies out there. This movie is exciting and kept me on the edge of my seat and left me wanting more.

Colin Farrell~BUY IT!
2008-07-27 - Colin Farrel & Al Pacino could make any script work. They are magnificent in this cat & mouse game. BE HAPPY~~BUY IT!
If you want a cat & mouse game movie with a LOT of laughs, good location, and good-looking, hilarious Colin Farrell get In Bruges. Gaureented to stir all your emotions.In Bruges

Great plot twists
2008-06-19 - Not many movies hold my attention for the full run time, while I did eventually guess the ending it was a well constructed plot.