DVD 115 mins
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
The Recruit
Touchstone Pictures (1/31/2003)
In Collection
#458

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Owner:
Ben
Action, Thriller
USA  /  English

Al Pacino Walter Burke
Colin Farrell James Clayton
Bridget Moynahan Layla

Director Roger Donaldson

"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

Edition Details
Edition Widescreen
Barcode 786936207996
Region Region 1
Release Date 1/25/2005
Packaging Jewel Case
Screen Ratio 1.78:1 Widescreen
Subtitles Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround - English
DTS 5.1 Surround - English
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1
THX
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Actors' Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Director's Commentary
Featurettes
Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby DTS Surround Sound
Personal Details
Purchase Date 6/22/2005
Purchase Price $9.99
Store Best Buy
Condition New (Still Sealed)
Current Value $9.99
Links Amazon US