Netflix's TheRecruit is a fun and action-packed spy thriller that finally plays to Noah Centineo's charismatic strengths; roryhasopinions reviews:
to HBO prestige, and is now working with such big-name film talent as Emerald Fennell and Sofia Coppola KJ Apa is edging out of the purgatory that is, wrapping up its final season but with nothing tremendously exciting on the horizon. What about Noah Centineo? The break-out heartthrob ofstarred in four subsequent teen rom coms for the streaming giant, and after putting in hard time for about five years, he has been rewarded with… another Netflix property.
We start on bad footing, meeting Noah’s character on a snowy field mission that goes belly-up, before cutting back to his early days before he’s ever involved in anything dangerous. Jumpingbefore cutting back to where the story should begin rarely works as a structural tool, but it’s made especially egregious in this case, as there’s absolutely no contextual information for us to even appreciate the danger at play—and we won’t return to this scene until the last half hour of the season.
This man is Owen Hendricks, a rookie lawyer for the General Consul at the CIA. He’s charming, quick-witted, and instantly in over his head, especially when he gets involved with a former agent who wants to reveal devastating state secrets . He has two smart, attractive roommates, Hannah and Terence , a suitably stern boss, Nyland , and a couple colleagues with the sole purpose of leaving Owen in their dust, Violet and Lester .
Owen himself proves a handy asset in high-pressure negotiations, finding convoluted workarounds and loopholes in the heat of battle that are the lifeblood to intelligence work. Apart from testing out how much one man can sound like Mark Ruffalo, Centineo’s boundless charm is well suited to Owen’s assured confidence; his casting makes more and more sense every time Owen has to blag his way through tense encounters.
And does the plot get dense. A clunky first episode drags Owen into deep waters with Max , a former asset now locked up in Phoenix, and the ins-and-outs of evading assassins and looming subpoenas snowball into episodes where every conceivable angle of attack on Owen manifests, generating confusion at regarding story momentum and character motivations. You’ll find the recaps playing at the top of every episode have a focus and clarity that is sometimes lacking from the fast-paced episodes.
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