Rotten
The film's watchable enough if you're indulgent of its flaws but at 167 minutes it does tax the patience.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
The Good Shepherd
Edward Wilson believed in America, and he would sacrifice everything he loved to protect it.
2006 · 2h 47m · R
Drama, History, Thriller
Directed by
Robert De Niro
Overview
Edward Wilson, the only witness to his father's suicide and member of the Skull and Bones Society while a student at Yale, is a morally upright young man who values honor and discretion, qualities that help him to be recruited for a career in the newly founded OSS. His dedication to his work does not come without a price though, leading him to sacrifice his ideals and eventually his family.
Director and cast
- Robert De Niro Director
- Matt Damon as Edward Bell Wilson
- Angelina Jolie as Margaret Ann Russell
- Robert De Niro as Bill Sullivan
- Alec Baldwin as Sam Murach
- Billy Crudup as Arch Cummings
- William Hurt as Philip Allen
- Joe Pesci as Joseph Palmi
- John Turturro as Raymond Brocco
- Tammy Blanchard as Laura
- Michael Gambon Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Rotten
De Niro juggles the myriad big-picture parts with reserved professionalism; it's the central character, ironically, that's the movie's Achilles' heel.
Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
Fresh
No previous American film has ventured into this still largely unknown territory with such authority and emotional detachment. For this reason alone, The Good Shepherd is must-see viewing.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Rotten
De Niro seems to be good with actors but less successful at stringing a movie together, and keeping it together, scene by scene.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Fresh
The mesmerizing espionage thriller chronicles the inception and ascendancy of the CIA.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
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