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The Good Shepherd
2006
Edward Wilson (Damon) believes in America, and will sacrifice everything he loves to protect it, but as one of the covert founders of the CIA, Edward's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his growing suspicion of the people around him. Everybody has secrets... but will Edward's destroy him? Read more
| Starring | Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci |
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| Director | Robert De Niro |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
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The Good Shepherd
Edward Wilson (Damon) believes in America, and will sacrifice everything he loves to protect it, but as one of the covert founders of the CIA, Edward's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his growing suspicion of the people around him. Everybody has secrets... but will Edward's destroy him?
| Starring | Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Alec Baldwin, Michael Gambon, William Hurt |
|---|---|
| Director | Robert De Niro |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 47 mins Blu-ray: 2 hrs 47 mins HD DVD: 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English HD DVD: English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Spanish, German, Bulgarian |
| Released | DVD: 18 Jun 2007 Blu-ray: not available HD DVD: 24 Sep 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Thought provoking
Now if you were expecting a rip roaring ride here I would think again. This is a an intelligent thriller/drama that delivers on the premise suggested. Damon is ever reliable, Jolie a tad underused, but some stellar support lends weight.
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Introversive & Retrospective: a Thinking Man’s/Woman’s Film
Great film Matt’s acting was on point a very good supporting cast not sure of the need for Angelina (surprisingly given a meaningless role; the role could have been played by an up & comer), but great film overall. Matt played the role excellently very similar to the talented Mister Ripley. Matt shows the soullessness needed to operate as an effective Operative, which equals a dysfunctional human being in normal society. A genuine love for his son but no real intimacy between the two his overall situation isn’t helped by a loveless marriage but I really don’t think he cares.
Thriller/Drama might be a bit slow for some making it seem long, but you should stick with it, the ending was a bit anticlimactic but it was a realistic ending. Paints a pretty realistic picture of what life as a Government Operative would be, totally opposite to how most Operatives are portrayed in Hollywood as larger than life Super-Hero-ish characters.
Very Intriguing Film. -
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Good Shepherd, The - HD DVD Version
With THE GOOD SHEPHERD, Robert De Niro (A BRONX TALE) makes an ambitious return to the director’s chair. A labour of love for Oscar-winning screenwriter Eric Roth (FORREST GUMP), the film tells an epic, fictionalised account of how the Central Intelligence Agency was born. Matt Damon plays Edward ...
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Good Shepherd, The - BLU-RAY Version
Edward Wilson (Damon) believes in America, and will sacrifice everything he loves to protect it, but as one of the covert founders of the CIA, Edward's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his growing suspicion of the people around him. Everybody has secrets... but will Edward's destroy him?...
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Edward Wilson (Damon) believes in America, and will sacrifice everything he loves to protect it, but as one of the covert founders of the CIA, Edward's youthful idealism is slowly eroded by his ... -