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TITLE: |
The Good Shepherd |
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RATED: |
R |
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RELEASE DATE: |
Friday Dec 22nd, 2006 |
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PRODUCTION CO: |
Universal Pictures (Distributor: Universal Pictures) |
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BUDGET: |
$110M |
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DIRECTOR: |
Robert De Niro (A Bronx Tale) |
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PRODUCER: |
Robert De Niro (Rent, Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents), James G. Robinson (Man of the Year, Robin Hood; Prince of Theives), Jane Rosenthal (Rent, Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents) |
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WRITER: |
Eric Roth (Munich, Forrest Gump, Ali) |
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STARRING: |
Matt Damon – Edward Wilson (The Departed, The Bourne Supremacy) |
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Robert De Niro – Bill Sullivan (Meet the Fockers, Meet the Parents, Analyze That) |
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Angelina Jolie – Clover/Margaret Russell (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Lara Croft: Toomb Raider) |
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Alec Baldwin – Sam Murach (The Departed, The Aviator) |
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REVIEW: |
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The Good Shepard . . . Robert DeNiro’s movie about the birth of the CIA. Know why it’s called The Good Shepard? Us neither . . . CIA secret, apparently?!
In only the second film Robert De Niro has ever directed, Matt Damon plays Edward Wilson who was one of the first CIA agents. Probably loosely based on fact, Matt Damon’s character is a member of a secret society in college and is subsequently recruited as one of the first ever CIA agents. The movie covers about 40 years and given that it’s about a covert government agency, you would expect lots of action and intrigue. Unfortunately, you don’t get any of that in this movie. It’s nearly a 3 hour experience that is filled only with mundane and tedious detail year, after year, after year.
This is one of those so-called “critically acclaimed” movies that make you wonder “what in the world?” It is, no doubt, an extraordinary depiction of one boring, emotionless man’s role in the creation of a boring, bureaucratic government agency. But, who besides critics and (apparently) DeNiro would want to see that? The Good Sheperd just moves so slow, and actually confuses a fairly bland story so much that you’ll wish for them to eliminate you as well. This is one movie that actually could have used a little Hollywood dramatization. Without it, most will find seeing it remarkably uneventful.
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MOVIE NIGHT TRAFFIC LIGHT: |
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On the Movie Night Traffic Light on a scale of GREEN meaning “Go – it’s a must see”, YELLOW meaning “Caution – it’s okay” and RED meaning “No - stop don’t do it."
We rate The Good Shepherd RED. Stop – this one is not worth it! |
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