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The Good Shepherd
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The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life. As the country slips deeper into the Cold War, he finds that dedication to duty above family has a price.
The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life. As the country slips deeper into the Cold War, he finds that dedication to duty above family has a price.
Actors:
Jerry Coyle,
Jonah Falcon,
John C. Whitehead,
Robert Ian Mackenzie,
Karron Graves,
Diana Shneider,
Eddie Redmayne
Jerry Coyle
Jonah Falcon
29 July 1970, Brooklyn, New York, USA
John C. Whitehead
2 April 1922, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Robert Ian Mackenzie
27 November 1946, Stoke on Trent, England, UK
Karron Graves
Diana Shneider
Eddie Redmayne
6 January 1982, London, England, UK
Country:
United States
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October 25, 2007
Damn near drowns itself with its unwaveringly solemn sense of importance
April 23, 2009
Stylistically engaging, narratively murky, historically worthless.
January 03, 2007
No previous American film has ventured into this still largely unknown territory with such authority and emotional detachment. For this reason alone, The Good Shepherd is must-see viewing.
June 27, 2007
Seems thoroughly conflicted about whether it actually buys what it's selling.
December 30, 2006
De Niro seems to be good with actors but less successful at stringing a movie together, and keeping it together, scene by scene.
September 24, 2010
As a punishingly ambiguous and astonishingly thorough tragedy, "The Good Shepherd" shows that emotions as human as any errors can undermine intelligence and questions whether God and country alone can be enough for a man's soul.
February 15, 2007
The film's watchable enough if you're indulgent of its flaws but at 167 minutes it does tax the patience.
February 28, 2008
You will probably come away from it impressed but unmoved.
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December 22, 2006
The mesmerizing espionage thriller chronicles the inception and ascendancy of the CIA.
January 15, 2008
A isappointing hybrid that's too bloated, diffuse and tedious to work as a regular length movie -- yet has not enough emotional range or narrative focus to be considered a great epic drama.
February 03, 2007
De Niro juggles the myriad big-picture parts with reserved professionalism; it's the central character, ironically, that's the movie's Achilles' heel.
December 22, 2006
It's like watching a fish stare at you from inside the magnifying wall of an aquarium, and about as exciting.