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Good Shepherd, The (2006) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Good Shepherd, The (2006) a score of 2.7107 out of 4

based on (115) reviews

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Excellent

(23)

Very Good

(49)

Good

(43)

Fair

(0)

Poor

(0)

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Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

DeNiro's direction is masterful here - he uses "The Godfather" as his structural and thematic template yet tonally his film is as cool as its predecessor is hot....read the complete Good Shepherd, The (2006) review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)

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Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

Combining personal drama with the history of the CIA, this expertly made film is fascinating and gripping. And it's also so long that it feels like an entire TV series on DVD. In 1939, Edward Wilson (Damon) is one of America's brightest and best:...read the complete Good Shepherd, The (2006) review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)

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Time (Richard Corliss/Richard Schickel)

Damon is terrific in the role--all-knowing, never overtly expressing a feeling. Indeed, so is everyone else in this intricate, understated but ultimately devastating account of how secrets, when they are left to fester, can become an illness, dangerous...read the complete Good Shepherd, The (2006) review at Time (Richard Corliss/Richard Schickel)