The Good Shepherd on DVD (2006)

Thought provoking

Not so silent Bob from Edinburgh [Highly rated reviewer] , 27/09/2007

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.

Overall one for those that want to immerse themselves.

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BORING!!!!!!

devil from Wales [Highly rated reviewer] , 24/02/2007

I was really looking forward to seeing this. We had tickets to see the preview last week. Everyone in the line waiting to go in were also enthusiastic. The list of great actors and the subject matter made me think that this was going to be a great movie.

OH HOW WRONG I WAS.

I have never been so bored...... an hour in and I still felt nothing was happening, I didn't care for the characters, the long conversations and scenes with nothing going on were tedious. An hour and 15 minutes in I saw some people leaving....they were seated right by the door....how lucky they were. If I hadn't been in the middle of a row I think I would have left also.

If it hadn't been for an ever so small twist near the end (which was predictable) then I would say that it was really non-eventful.

As we left the cinema there was silence....... it would seem that others felt the same as us. We had wasted nearly 3 hours of our life watching a lot of self-indulgent drivel. Perhaps if it had been a reasonable hour and a half I wouldn't feel so angry and disappointed.

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How stupid is the general public ?

David Simpson from Edinburgh , 28/05/2007

This was an excellent film that even drew a tear at the end.

Matt Damon gave one of his best performances as the man who masterminded the cold war, yet underneath it all was trapped in his role and life as much as anyone else.

Quite why it has recieved so many negative reviews I don't know, perhaps everyone who wrote a bad review should stick to rom/coms.

If politics or history is a bit much much for you than stay away.

Being 30 (and not alive at the time of the Bay of Pigs) I am still very familiar with it (Isn't everyone? One of the biggest mistakes of the cold war)

As to reviewers who are not 'into secret society films' maybe you shouldn't rent movies (with historical basis) about the CIA !

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Good to see an intelligent film !!

George from Kent , 26/02/2007

A little long but a pretty good film. If you have very little up there and you are into purposeless constant action, special effects and pathetic plots, this film may not be for you. If, on the other hand, you are interested in world affairs, how the secret agencies work behind the scenes, the sort of life these people have and films with complex historical and emotional plots, then it is for you. It is very John Le Carre. I would suggest that if one finds it 'boring' it is probably because either: one is not interested in the subject or one has not understood the content. Do not wish to mention specifics in order not to spoil it for others. Good film, you will be putting things together afterwards. .

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Quite Good Shepherd.

Ben Tabberer from Telford [Highly rated reviewer] , 28/02/2007

Overlong (by about an hour and a half), marred by miscasting in vital roles, but ultimatley rewarding drama with an intelligent script and great cinematography.

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Good to see an intelligent film !!

George from Kent , 26/02/2007

A little long but a pretty good film. If you have very little up there and you are into purposeless constant action, special effects and pathetic plots, this film may not be for you. If, on the other hand, you are interested in world affairs, how the secret agencies work behind the scenes, the sort of life these people have and films with complex historical and emotional plots, then it is for you. It is very John Le Carre. I would suggest that if one finds it 'boring' it is probably because either: one is not interested in the subject or one has not understood the content. Do not wish to mention specifics in order not to spoil it for others. Good film, you will be putting things together afterwards. .

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