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The Good Shepherd (2006) 6.7
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6.7/10 from 84,028 users
Metascore: 61/100
Reviews: 479 user | 197 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com The tumultuous early history of the Central Intelligence Agency is viewed through the prism of one man's life. Director:Robert De NiroWriter:Eric Roth |
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Cast
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| Angelina Jolie | ... | ||
| Alec Baldwin | ... | ||
| Tammy Blanchard | ... |
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| Billy Crudup | ... | ||
| Robert De Niro | ... | ||
| Keir Dullea | ... | ||
| Michael Gambon | ... | ||
| Martina Gedeck | ... | ||
| William Hurt | ... | ||
| Timothy Hutton | ... | ||
| Mark Ivanir | ... | ||
| Gabriel Macht | ... | ||
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| Joe Pesci | ... | ||
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Laconic and self-contained, Edward Wilson heads CIA covert operations during the Bay of Pigs. The agency suspects that Castro was tipped, so Wilson looks for the leak. As he investigates, he recalls, in a series of flashbacks, his father's death, student days at Yale (poetry; Skull and Bones), recruitment into the fledgling OSS, truncated affairs, a shotgun marriage, cutting his teeth on spy craft in London, distance from his son, the emergence of the Cold War, and relationships with agency, British, and Soviet counterparts. We watch his idealism give way to something else: disclosing the nature of that something else is at the heart of the film's narration as he closes in on the leak. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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The true story of the birth of the CIA through the eyes of a man who never existed. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some violence, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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22 December 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$14,142,760 (USA) (22 December 2006)Gross:
£1,709,530 (UK) (9 March 2007)Company Credits
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Edward Wilson: My orders came through. I'll be going overseas.
Clover Wilson: What are you going to do, Edward? Save the world?
Edward Wilson: I'll do what I can.
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Written by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
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Trivia
The name Bay of Pigs comes from Bahia de Cochinos, where in all probability "Cochino" refers to a species of Triggerfish, rather than pigs. See more »Goofs
Scenes set in wartime London include sounds of an air raid. The siren noise heard is for an American air raid siren, not a British one. See more »Quotes
[from trailer]Edward Wilson: My orders came through. I'll be going overseas.
Clover Wilson: What are you going to do, Edward? Save the world?
Edward Wilson: I'll do what I can.
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There Is Nothin' Like a DameWritten by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
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I went into the theatre with little knowledge but that I was going to be watching a film about a man who was one of the founders of the CIA. Expecting this, I thought this movie was outstanding and a mind game from start to finish.
What one has to understand about the movie itself is that it is as complicated as the storyline. It starts out with two different time lines, decades apart and slowly one reaches the other. That in itself can be difficult to follow, but it is well worth the effort to pay attention because if you can leave the theatre understanding what took place, you walk away with a little more knowledge about the human complex.
Because this is a story more about the soul and our humanity than it is about spies and country. Those are just the means by which De Niro uses.
Every actor is placed remarkably well and no more so than Matt Damon himself. It is his acting that gives us Edward Wilson; a man without airs who doesn't compromise. The movie spans over twenty years and fortunately we see those years reflected in most of the characters. Angelina Jolie does the neglected, alcoholic wife superbly. William Hurt and Lee Pace as Richard Hayes both give a wonderful performance taking their character's flaws from subtle to substantial by the end.
Some might wonder how so many actors could be recruited for such small roles, like Alec Baldwin, Michael Gambon, and Joe Pesci, but one only has to see as far as the director to get their answer. Don't let the big names and the anagram CIA get you. This movie is as edgy as it is intricate with twists and turns that take the viewer through the world of trust and the human element. A man like Edward Wilson is just the perfect vessel for the journey.