Film2006167 min

The Good Shepherd

Name: The Good Shepherd
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Released: 2006
Duration: 167 min
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin, Tammy Blanchard, Billy Crudup

Taste attributes: dramahistorythrillerespionagehistoricaldetectivemafia/gangstertried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"The untold story of the most powerful covert agency in the world."

Boxlist takeIntricate and weighty: a sweeping thriller, familiar rather than fresh. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

6.4 /10

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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it

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Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

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.

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