The Recruit was released at a time where Al Pacino was playing a lot of surrogate father figures to young characters in his films. With this film he played Walter Burke, a recruiter for the CIA, who see's something in young computer graduate James Clayton (Colin Farrell - In Bruges). Burke takes Clayton under his wing to help weed out a mole in the agency. Released in North America at the start of 2003, it received mixed reviews from critics. However, it fared well at the global box office, pulling in over $100 million.

Entertainment Journalist Brandon Troy joins the podcast to discuss this cyber thriller. Brandon talks about his familiarity with the locations, why some of the training in the film resembles actual CIA training and what the relationship between Pacino and Farrell's characters is really saying.

All About Al: The Pacino Podcast is written, produced and presented by Mark Searby.

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