The Recruit

2003
PG-13
1h 55m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

144K

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Al Pacino and Colin Farrell in The Recruit (2003)

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A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.A brilliant young CIA trainee is asked by his mentor to help find a mole in the Agency.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

144K

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See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
The pictures that are shown during the opening credits, of James and his father, are actual childhood photos of Colin Farrell and his father.

Goofs
During the training, when Layla is assembling her Steyr Aug assault rifle, the ammo magazine disappears and appears again while she talks to Clayton.

Quotes
Walter Burke: There's this parish priest, goes up to the Pope, drops down on his knees, starts weeping... asking forgiveness. "Holy father, holy father, what am I to do? What am I to do? I do not believe in God anymore. What am i to do?" And you know what the pope said... "Fake it."

Crazy credits
On the DVD audio commentary, Colin Farrell thanks the caterers for "Montezuma's Revenge in the fourth week" as their particular credit goes by.

Alternate versions
The film's DVD release presented the film open-matte, at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1, meaning there was more picture information visible in the top and bottom of the frame than in normal theaters and on Blu-ray.

Connections
Featured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #18.63 (2010)

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Written by Shaun Verreault, Earl Pereira, Safwan Javed and Craig Northey
Performed by Wide Mouth Mason
Courtesy of Warner Music Canada Ltd

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6/10

Cat and Mole

In "The Recruit" a computer whiz (Farrell) is recruited to be trained as a CIA operative and ends up playing cat and mole inside the agency while keeping the audience wondering who's "cat" and who's "mole". The film is a slick shoot with a convoluted plot which tries to work the notion that in the spy game no one can trust anyone. Unfortunately the film is dumbed down, full of plot holes and obvious contrivances, doesn't work well in the human drama, and relies too much on techno-junk and gobbledygook computer hacking spy stuff. Though "The Recruit" isn't much of a movie given the talent behind it, it is busy and keeps you guessing all the way to the conclusion. An okay watch for Pacino fans and anyone in the mood for a lukewarm spy flick. (B-)