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The Good Shepherd |  | Actors: Alec Baldwin, Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Keir Dullea, Michael Gambon
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  273 reviews
Sales Rank: 121205
Format: Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
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Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 025192028731
EAN: 0025192028731
ASIN: B001VPJZF4
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: February 27, 2009
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Amazon.com
A complicated movie about the Central Intelligence Agency and its agents, The Good Shepherd isn't your typical spy movie. Though it stars Matt Damon (The Bourne Identity films) and Angelina Jolie (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Lara Croft franchise)--actors with considerable experience in the action-espionage genre--The Good Shepherd requires that they play more subdued and (much less interesting) characters here. The movie focuses on the career or Edward Wilson (Damon), a privileged Yale graduate who goes on to help found the CIA. He is a quiet, serious, and guarded man, even in the most intimate moments with his civilian wife (Jolie, in a role that wastes her talent). Set against a backdrop of real-life events such as the Bay of Pigs, The Good Shepherd is meticulous in creating a realistic timeframe. The film gets a jolt of excitement when Robert DeNiro (in his first directing role since 1993's A Bronx Tale) peppers the screen with appearances by Joe Pesci, Alec Baldwin, and William Hurt. But those moments are too infrequent. At 157 minutes long, the film is crammed with many factual details, but the characters are shortchanged when it comes to development. Viewers have to wonder why anyone, much less someone like Wilson who has everything going for him, would devote his life to a thankless job that brings so little happiness to himself and his family. The Good Shepherd is an ambitious but flawed film. The actors do a formidable job with a well-intentioned but meandering script. However, we meet so many characters and learn so little about each that it's difficult to drum up much empathy for any of them. --Jae-Ha Kim
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 History of the CIA January 27, 2010
G. Waldhauser
A must-see movie with excellent performances of DeNiro and Damon, excellent cast in general. As I like movies with more than 120 minutes, this is of course one of my favorites! Highly recommendable.
Who is Kim? January 20, 2010
Eugene Landry (New Orleans, LA)
I have to give an argument to the official Amazon review of this movie. This is one of my favorite movies right now. It shows what is so great about this country, that men and women with everything going for them are willing to sacrifice everything to do a thankless job. The whole point of Damon's character is to show how cold and calculated every move has to be when working in the world of espionage. It's not that they did not want to develop a character in a story, it shows the real world consequences of basically leading a double life. So whoever this guy is that wrote the review for Amazon needs to check which country he lives in and thank the people like Matt Damon's character that protect them without ever wanting anything, especially a thank you, because they love this country.
 it was worth watching January 14, 2010
J. K. Rih
This movie got very interesting reviews that some people like and some dislike. I'd like to interpret it anyhow you should get some kind of strong impression after watching this film which is either good or not. Only I can say is it was worth watching.
The Good Shepherd January 6, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
Edward Wilson understands the value of secrecy--discretion and commitment to honor have been embedded in him since childhood. As an eager, optimistic student at Yale, he is recruited to join the secret society Skull and Bones, a brotherhood and breeding ground for future world leaders. Wilson's acute mind, spotless reputation and sincere belief in American values render him a prime candidate for a career in intelligence, and he is soon recruited to work for the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) during WWII. As one of the covert founders of the CIA, working in the heart of an organization where duplicity is required and nothing is taken at face value. A masterful movie, but also one that demands your full attention.
 THE CRITICS BLEW IT ON THIS ONE January 4, 2010
Silence Dogood (States)
A great cast is wasted in this long--make that lo-o-o-o-o-o-n-g--film that purports to be a fact-based film about the origin of the CIA. Perhaps the CIA really was formed as depicted in this insufferably boring film, but having Angelina Jolie inexplicably throw herself at Matt Damon's gloomy, robotic character calls even the most basic facts into question.
But worse than that is the amateurish script. Each scene lasts about fifteen seconds before moving onto the next--often unrelated--scene. So we see the set up, say, of a scene, then the outcome, but not the drama in between. If you've seen a TV movie in the last few years, you may get what I'm talking about. I've read reviews comparing the film to "The Godfather," but I sure don't see any similarities.
Sure the movie looks great, but clearly the director/screenwriter/editor/producer--or some other Hollywood genius involved with the film--has no understanding of dramatic structure.
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