The Recruit
Do you ever wish movies were just a little smarter? I’ve said this before, but when was the last time a movie really surprised you? “The Recruit” is an entertaining experience, with good performances by Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. It’s never boring. But when you figure things out in the first half hour, it’s a little hard to maintain the same interest in a movie that’s supposed to be about secrets and hidden agendas.
The best thing about the movie is it never gets too big for its britches – it’s a modest spy thriller and knows it. This is leagues better than overblown crapfests like “Mission Impossible” and “Minority Report,” movies that reach for the sky and end up looking foolish. I just wish Hollywood scripts these days tried a little harder not to give us the same old thing.
You know and I know that those who make movies aim at the widest audience, which tends to mean “lowest common denominator”.
Minority Report a crapfest? Heretic.
Just because you think Tom Cruise is pretty doesn’t mean the movie didn’t totally bail on its promise.
Happy ending! Nothing changed! Pretty cabin by the lake! All is well! Nightmare dystopia? Still a possibility…but we’re happy now!
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I go now.