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The Recruiter

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How Army recruitment works told through the most successful recruiter in the country.

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Eric D. Snider EricDSnider.com Rated: B Apr 4, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Intriguing film, full of doctrine as it is. That Lauren girl's an unbelievable artist. I have to question how alright the families are with their sons and daughters joining (and dying in) the army. The US Army wouldn't okay this film unless it portrayed them in a good light. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Very Strong and honest portrayal of how the American Recruiting works in the USA. It's eye opener and for me, even though I am Canadian, it is very similar how it's done here. I am proud of all our troops whether they be American or Canadian and I only want everyone to return home safely. The sad thing about war is that it's old men that start wars and young men and women fight. The summary at the end of the film sums everything up and my heart goes out to Lauren, her family life never gave her a chance and all she wants to do is live and be loved and happy. Hope your doing okay Lauren! And Sgt. Usie, your a very strong man! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Not brilliant, but illuminating how much time, money, and resources the military spends on recruiting teenagers. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Very compelling, even though its fairly straight-forward documentary style keeps it from being something amazing. But the story of this recruiter and his recruits is riveting from top to bottom. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I put this on the other day for background noise while looking at new cars online. I was interested because one of the recruits was hot. The actual recruiter that they focused on, Clay Usie came across to me like a bully and a nutjob. Sorry. Thats just how I saw it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member This one can be taken a few different ways no matter how you feel about the war. You want to like the guy but sometimes it is a little hard. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis How Army recruitment works told through the most successful recruiter in the country.
Director
Edet Belzberg
Producer
Edet Belzberg, Alan Oxman
Screenwriter
Edet Belzberg
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 26, 2008
Runtime
1h 26m