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Good Shepherd, The (2006)

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Release Date: December 22, 2006
On DVD: April 3, 2007
Genre: Suspense, Drama
Running Time: 160 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language.
Director: Robert De Niro
Writer: Eric Roth
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, William Hurt, John Turturro, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Gabriel Macht, Tammy Blanchard, Vladimir Mashkov, Joe Pesci

The untold story of the birth of the CIA viewed through the life of a man who believed in America and would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it- is told in The Good Shepherd, an epic drama starring Academy Award winners Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie and Robert De Niro and directed by Robert De Niro. Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) understands the value of secrecy-discretion and commitment to honor have been embedded in him since Read more

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Grade: B- Protection, loyalty and secrecy are the themes of Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd, a sophisticated look at the beginnings of the Central Intelligence Agency. Matt Damon heads a stellar cast with his one of his best performances, and De Niro shows that he has the talent to make great films. Unfortunately, The Good Shepherd is only a good film thanks to the overly long running time and consistently slow pacing.

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Beg to Differ, by Cincy Girl

June 4, 2007

Unfortunatley, my husband and I have to disagree with the reviewer and the previous poster - we gave up on this movie after about 45 minutes out of sheer boredom with the story and characters (despite the impressive cast).

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