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The Recruit (2022)
Season 1 Premiere: Dec 16, 2022
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6.7
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
59
46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
59
46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
38% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
15% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Stylish, smart and energetic, “The Recruit” is involving, but fairly plain-spoken: Unlike series that generate technical and political gibberish until one’s mind clouds over, what happens over the eight episodes remains easy to follow, despite its intricate narrative track.
The Recruit is action-packed, filled with twists and turns, has a clever and snarky sense of humor, and is convoluted to a fault, but that's one of the main reasons why it grabs your attention.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
6.7
55% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
39% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
6% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 33 User Ratings
6.7
55% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
39% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
6% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
What happens when a human, who was probably a golden retriever in another life, becomes a lawyer by mistake and gets hired by the CIA legal department because he always does the opposite of what he should? The best dark comedy of the year, with the chaos that usually precedes and follows a golden retriever in action.
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Flashy, funny and action-packed, “The Recruit” is a slick confection that pulls off the difficult feat of juggling a multi-plot, twist-filled, globetrotting storyline that careens all over the place and yet is relatively easy and quite fun to follow.
Overall, The Recruit is certainly a fun ride with some great action and an interesting story. But it’s unpolished, and could benefit from better dialogue and more nuanced relationships between characters.
[Owen's] an engine for the show’s plot to move forward, for us to skip recaps and watch episode after episode to see what happens. One just wishes there was more to this spy drama than cheap thrills wrapped around a pretty boy who keeps failing upward (and into the wrong hands, over and over again).
Granted, good spies and reliable attorneys can be hard to find, especially when trying to wrap both vocations into one. But as The Recruit inadvertently reminds us, good TV series are too.
Whatever cutting satire or righteous anger The Recruit might have to offer is badly diluted over eight bloated hours — lost amid paper-thin characters, flimsy twists and a wishy-washy tone. What it turns out instead is a piece of content so forgettable, the CIA wouldn’t have to lift a finger to disappear it from public memory.
This is great TV to me. I don't believe it's trying to present itself as anything other than what the trailer shows. I guess some people will expect a full on "Bourne" thriller and in that instance they will be disappointed. But it has easily enough of that to keep me going and I binged it. I think it has enough suspense, thrills, action and humour to hold you during and leave you wanting after. Noah Centineo is bloody good though it's solid acting on all counts, good dialogue and story and great locations and direction. There's not much really new here but truly that'd be a hard ask these days. I believe that that is why this a great show. It somehow feels fresh still and thoroughly enjoyable. I am really looking forward to the next season. Please?
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It's entertaining. I generally dislike any show with CIA propaganda, but this show was funny and had a lot of action. The acting can be off at times, and the plot is pretty ridiculous, but that's kind of the point. I recommend it for a good action/drama/comedy.
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Production Company:
- Entertainment One
- Hypnotic
Initial Release Date: Dec 16, 2022
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
