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- Netflix
- Dec 16, 2022
- Netflix
- Dec 16, 2022
- Netflix
- Dec 16, 2022
- Netflix
- Dec 16, 2022
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Mixed or Average
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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46% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
38% Mixed
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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.
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Based on 20 User Ratings
6.0
40% Positive
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8 Ratings
50% Mixed
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10 Ratings
10% Negative
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2 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 20 User Ratings
6.0
40% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
50% Mixed
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
10% Negative
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
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.
Story is pretty convoluted but it is reasonably watchable. Protagonist is kind of dumb but the players do kind of play well off each other. All in all I'd say "watch it because you may like it. If not, no harm done."
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SEASON 1
admirable
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worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
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SEASON 1
I find this show confusing and it lacks the excitement of a spy tv show. I found it a bit disorganised and it needs more time to understand the terms used in the show.
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SEASON 1
fraca demais, genérica, meia boca, roteiro fraco, atuação pior ainda, tudo muito previsível
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