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THE RECRUIT (2003)

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Release Date: Jan 31, 2003; Rated: PG-13; Video Release Date: May 27, 2003; Genres: Action/Adventure, Thriller; With: Colin Farrell and Al Pacino; Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures

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By Joshua Rich

Joshua Rich

Joshua Rich is a staff editor for EW.com

Not since Scarface has Pacino's explosive temperament been as effectively deployed as it is in the wink-wink finale to director Roger Donaldson's so-so spy yarn, a film that winds up more cockamamy than clever. No matter, though. Farrell, as Pacino's computer-geek protege, is so appealing you totally understand how he can charm the pants off fellow CIA rookie-cum-espionage rival Bridget Moynahan (The Sum of All Fears). Just check out their scorching, clothes-on parking-lot tryst. It's the best dramatic use of a D.C.-area garage since All the President's Men.

Posted May 30, 2003

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