Trish Hunt

I had high hopes for this series, as I love everything Italy. But it is horrible. Why they thought it was a good idea to cast a 44 year old actress as a 20-something university student is mind boggling. If you can get past that (trust me, it's not easy), the storyline is choppy and scattered and completely unbelievable. One would think that a big name actress like Zoe Saldana could redeem this show (again, she's 44, playing 24), but this is by far the worst acting I've seen from her (and the rest of the cast). Do yourself a favour and scroll past this disaster.

Where to begin? How does The Recruit have a 76% rating on Rotten Tomatoes? I've only just finished episode 2, so perhaps a bit early to weigh in, but it's doubtful that I will continue watching. Absolutely ridiculous premise, intelligence-insulting writing, and less-than-mediocre acting. A 24 year old lawyer, fresh out of law school, gets a job with the CIA. Seriously? He is embarrassingly ignorant and bumbles his way through a highly classified case that sees him flying all over the world with zero training and CIA coworkers who take great pleasure in sabotaging him for reasons that elude me. I love spy movies/series, but they need to have at least a tiny modicum of believability. I could write a multi-page essay on all the inaccuracies and ridiculousness contained in the first two episodes. If you are looking for a mind-numbingly stupid series to pass the time, this could be a good choice, but if you do not want your intelligence to be insulted, I suggest a hard pass on this epic waste of time.