The Recruit Page #3

Synopsis: In an era when the country's first line of defense, intelligence, is more important than ever, this story opens the CIA's infamous closed doors and gives an insider's view into the Agency: how trainees are recruited, how they are prepared for the spy game, and what they learn to survive. James Clayton might not have the attitude of a typical recruit, but he is one of the smartest graduating seniors in the country - and he's just the person that Walter Burke wants in the Agency. James regards the CIA's mission as an intriguing alternative to an ordinary life, but before he becomes an Ops Officer, James has to survive the Agency's secret training ground, where green recruits are molded into seasoned veterans. As Burke teaches him the ropes and the rules of the game, James quickly rises through the ranks and falls for Layla, one of his fellow recruits. But just when James starts to question his role and his cat-and-mouse relationship with his mentor, Burke taps him for a special assignmen
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Roger Donaldson
Production: Touchstone Pictures
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
56
Rotten Tomatoes:
43%
PG-13
Year:
2003
115 min
$52,724,557
Website
1,072 Views


and we choose good.

We believe in right and wrong,

and we choose right.

Our cause is just.

Our enemies...everywhere.

They're all around us.

Some scary stuff out there.

Which brings us here...

to the farm.

You have all just stepped

through the looking glass.

What you see, what you hear --

nothing is what it seems.

Indistinct conversations

Mr. Burke?

Hey.

I was just, uh...I was hoping

maybe I could buy you a beer

and we could talk.

I have so many questions

about my dad.

You're making a mistake, son.

Let me remedy it.

I was on semicongenial terms

with you

during your recruitment

for that reason --

I was recruiting you.

I'm not your friend.

I'm not your ally.

I'm your instructor --

period.

That enough talk?

Good morning. It's 0600.

All CTs report

to Common Area, 15 minutes.

Is everybody ready?

Morning.

-Let's go.

Let's go!

BURKE:

Over the next few months,

we're gonna teach you

how to deceive,

role-play,

psychologically assess,

sell, exploit.

We're gonna hand you

the tools --

the black arts.

Not witchcraft --

trade craft...

Ready! Fire!

...disguise, surveil, detect.

You will be able to kill

with a variety of weapons...

-or none at all.

You will night-parachute,

rappel from choppers,

Iearn dry and wet demolition,

Iearn tactical, high-speed

emergency driving.

You will become...

Bond -- James Bond.

Thank you, Mr. Clayton.

You're already role-playing.

That's good.

You're ahead of all of us.

Let's start with Clayton.

Why don't you take...Zack?

Aah!

Nice move.

Where the hell did

you learn how to do that?

ZACK:

Metro Dade Police Academy.

MAN:
Are you a senior

instructor at the farm?

-BURKE:
Yes.

POLYGRAPH OPERATOR: True.

Okay, if you look

at the screens,

you'll see his pulse is even,

respiration normal,

pupils undilated --

signs of the truth.

Come on, rough me up.

Let's go! Rough me up!

Have you ever worn

women's clothing?

Who said that?

Yes.

-True.

Were you, uh,

ever stationed in Peru?

Yes.

-POLYGRAPH OPERATOR: True.

Is your name Walter Burke?

-No.

True.

Let's do it.

Forth!

Skid and holster!

Remove your targets!

Nintendo.

These are paper ants --

microphone transmitters.

They adhere equally well

to flesh or clothing,

and they're biologically

manufactured,

so as soon

as they become separated

from their storage palate,

they begin to break down.

After 48 hours,

this bug consumes itself.

These are all live

surveillance devices --

digitized,

miniaturized transceivers,

audio and video.

You can conceal them

throughout the bug house.

Your objective is to gain entry,

install three bugs each,

and exit the bug house

without getting caught.

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