The Good Shepherd

Matt Damon and Robert De Niro (who also directs) star in this partially fact-based drama that examines the early history of the CIA as seen through the eyes of a dedicated agent. An upstanding, sharp-minded Yale student, Edward Wilson (Damon) is recruited to work for the fledgling CIA during World War II. Though loyal to his country, Wilson begins to feel the job eroding his ideals, filling him with distrust and destroying his personal life.

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» Reviewed by 7 people

Three boring hours of pure confusion. It makes about as much sense as Twin Peaks.
- Jim S

Excellent, smart movie that actually makes you think and pay close attention to detail.
- Rebecca R

This movie is so boring even Angelina can't help it. Matt Damon is wooden and lifeless. I'm so sorry that DeNiro couldn't put together a better movie than this. He gets credit for putting together a lot of big names and faces in the cast, but we just get to watch them talk for almost 3 hours. If you want a much better spy thriller, check out "Breach".
- Mister C

What an over-rated piece of crap. Wooden storytelling, terrible acting, boring plot, and overall, way way way less interesting than the actual subject. Throw in the fact I could care less about the sad love life of an overprivileged dude that Matt Damon plays, and this was a real stinker. Don't waste your time - see the movie about Bob Mcnamara instead!!!!!!
- n-judah

Many people have an image of Hollywood movies over the past few years that are created with the primary purpose of portraying a liberal political perspective. "The Good Shepherd" will live up to this reputation. The movie meanders for more than 2.5 hours. Matt Damon plays the lead role as a silent, repressed, stoic, WASP who helps set up and run a major portion of the CIA. The main point of the movie, apparently, is that the CIA has been involved in spying around the world; tortured Russians and others; destroyed crops and killed people in South America; and run by white, Anglo-Saxon, Protestants who view it as their destiny to rule to run America and the world--in part through the Skull and Bones secret society at Yale University. Matt Damon's character is interesting if painful to watch as he comes across as unable to maintain normal human relationships. Angelina Jolie plays his wife and describes herself as ignored and unloved by the stoical CIA spy who has been rising through the ranks of the agency; and Alex Baldwin plays a nondescript FBI agent who occasionally pops in and out of scenes with little impact. Robert De Niro is a talented actor and the director of this movie. "The Good Shepherd" lacks direction, focus and good editing. The result is a long, cryptic, unfulfilling drama with well-known actors in the lead roles.
- AtTheBeach

This was bad bad bad extremely weak wrtting for an all star cast & it was 3 hours to long. Matt Damon was the best in the movie. Watching this movie is like trying a drink an open can of soda after it been sitting on the counter for 5 days
- RoUgH WaVe

Matt Damon gives a wonderful performance as a reserved and sometimes naïve spy. The film is beautifully shot, in shallow warm palettes; it’s crafty and well written. The only real issue with the writing is that it is somewhat laborious, slow and oddly paced, yet very enjoyable throughout (if that’s your cup of tea). It’s a strong drama piece; it’s not really much of a spy movie, or crime film, as much as it’s a human drama about power and politics. I think Michael Caine’s character sums up one of the greater points of the film when he says, “I guess we all are, in some way, bootmakers to kings.”
- Dlukenelson