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Actors: Al Pacino, Colin Farrell
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Recruit |
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James Clayton (Colin Farrell) is an extremely intelligent college graduate who Walter Burke (Al Pacino), a C.I.A Officer, wants to recruit. James quickly becomes top of the class and falls for one of his fellow recruits, Layla (Bridget Moynahan). He is sought out to find a 'mole' and James begins to realize that he can trust no-one and nothing is what it seems.
--Stephanie Elden, Resident Scholar
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James Clayton (Farrell) is a computer programmer whose life changes when Walter Burke (Pacino) comes to him to recruit him for the CIA. During training where everything is to be considered a game, and therefore not really real, James meets Layla. The two are attracted to one another, but it's difficult to have any kind of relationship during the training period. After training is over, Burke gives James a covert assignment that involves spying on another agent - Layla. Just as in training, however, not everything is as it appears, although the game has gotten more dangerous. James just has to figure out what's going on and who he can trust before it's too late.
--Melissa Cookson, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 35%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 35%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- finding a spy/saboteur
Technology/treasure/info search
Yes
involving:
- computer info
Training/Promotion story?
Yes
Kinds of training/promotion:
- spy
Romance
Yes
The terrorist enemy is...
- spies
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- spy
- govt employee
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- a deadline
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- govt employee
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
- sewers/subways
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 2
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 3 ()
Kind of violence:
- mission to protect something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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