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January 31, 2003

Sexy thriller draws to predictable close

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Entertainment Writer

"The Recruit" does what every good spy movie should do, at least for its first two-thirds: It makes covert operations, in the name of something as stodgy and buttoned-down as patriotism, look sexy and exciting.

It helps a great deal that the film has sexy and exciting co-stars in Colin Farrell and Bridget Moynahan, and we get to enjoy the voyeuristic thrill of watching them endure the rigors at CIA training camp.


 
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