The Recruit (Rated PG-13)

The Recruit

This is a story about a man Walter Burke (played by Al Pacino) who under the most bizarre pretenses recruits James Clayton (Colin Farrell) to join the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
 
There you get to see the inside of some training and gadgets they have and follow the story of Burke and Clayton as they have their own private one-on-one training story.

Now you must be a total Colin Farrell fan to enjoy all the face/close-up shots we get of the man and if you liked Al Pacino in a role that makes him look like he was one step-away from being homeless this movie is for you.

The plot is null-but the thrill ride of finding out everything of the story that's in the story is quite fun.  Who can you trust?  Even the basic moron can figure out most of the details of what's going on, but you're never truly in the know of whose telling and doing what as gospel.

I enjoyed the extra of 'Inside the CIA Training Program' with a man who's was in the CIA for the past 25 years telling you a little about his job.

Good-the twists and turns like any spy movie that you never know whom you can trust.

Bad-the love scene started off being hot, but in a flash its over.  What is up with that?  Also the co-star Bridget Moynahan (Layla) looks totally grungy looking during the night, but doing the sunshine daytime shots she's all dolled up to look rather nice.

The best part-once you watch the movie go back and listen to the director and Colin talk about the movie.  There are some gaps in the talk and they talk about the "crew" of the movie, but to hear some of the behind the scenes details and Colin being his traditional potty mouth was funny.

The worst part-Colin in some shots appears to look like a mixture of Brad Pitt with the hair and Carson Daily from MTV in the face.  When you get to the café scene when he's reading a book and he smiles at her and you pause the dvd tell me that doesn't look like Carson.

Overall-The intrigue and the suspense not necessary the actors themselves, I'd give the movie 3 out of 5 stars.  If you have a man around the house or if you have a father you need to buy a gift for and he likes Tom Clancy (but REALLY watered down Tom Clancy) action then I say get it for your collection.  I paid 21 bucks for it-wait until it comes down to $14.00 to get it.