Grade:  C+

Director:  Roger Donaldson		Released:  January 2003
Writer:  Roger Towne, Kurt Wimmer		MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Players:  Colin Farrell, Al Pacino, Bridget Moynahan		Running time:  115 minutes

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I like The Recruit.  It's a spy movie, not a James Bond spectacle, just a small-scale spy movie.  If you're expecting a large-scale international double-spy double-cross, then you'll be disappointed.  Frankly, I wasn't expecting anything from this movie, so I was entertained the whole time.

Granted, at times I was entertained by the ridiculousness of the supposed CIA technology and/or techniques, but entertained nonetheless.  So what if they pulled out the "bad guy explains all before killing good guy" card.  It's not that horrible of a card to pull, is it?  Pacino and Farrell are great in their roles, which is really what drives the film.  Lesser actors would have made for a much lesser picture.

- crocoPuffs