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(1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1   C- "De Niro is endlessly fascinated with the birth and evolution of the Central Intelligence Agency, but his film is such a mind-numbing bore that it is impossible to recommend."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark B "The tempo takes some getting used to, but it's only a matter of time before the sinister urge of the C.I.A. takes hold, and De Niro's aesthetic choices start to find their groove."   OhmyNews.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "ambitious, multilayered"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti A- ""The Good Shepherd" is all about tone and the stoic atmosphere of secrets and lies that protects U.S. government agents. It's about a milieu of insidious self-important people in positions of power who took advantage of their autonomy."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey "It's a risky narrative strategy, and if it's not always riveting, it is apt: defined by his secrets, Edward recedes from his own story."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs B- "It makes a little noise about what might take place under the radar in a democracy."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 5/10 "publici "Dobri pastir" ne govori ni%u0161ta %u0161to ona, na ovaj ili onaj na%u010Din, ve%u0107 nije znala"   Index.hr   Dragan Antulov 2/4 "Ostensibly the untold story of the birth of the C.I.A., Robert De Niro's film is really the most mundane psychological profile of the year."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez 3/5 "A pesar de su extensa duración, la película no parece tener un minuto de sobra. El relato es apasionante, y está servido por un actor-director que ha aprendido mucho de sus maestros."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B "Solid, respectable filmmaking, egregiously overlong (a plague this time of year, it seems) but still highly watchable."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 4/4 "The Good Shepherd is drama at its best, a complex meditation on the freedoms we take for granted and proof that just a little information about how we maintain them is way too much."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress B+ "The sort of le Carre that even le Carre doesn't write anymore, but without the British accent...a solemn but compulsively fascinating puzzle."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "A well-acted drama about the genesis of the CIA and the zealous patriots who made it into a powerful agency animated by fear and paranoia about our enemies and distrustful of everyone."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "The Good Shepherd is equally fascinating as a character drama and as a cold war thriller."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 8/10 "Click Here for Review"   Kinoblog.com   Jaroslav Vishtaljuk 6/10 "The movie remains only academically involving."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Jeffrey Chen 6/10 "A cinematic still-birth."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick "It is, finally, a tremendous accomplishment, the best journey through the tortuous alleys of espionage since Alec Guinnes's Smiley."   In the Dark   Jonathan F. Richards A- "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."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/4 "Robert De Niro's icy drama, from Eric Roth's densely researched original screenplay, unfolds over the course of two decades and traces the history of modern-day spycraft."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2/4 "Robert De Niro's sophomore directorial effort is so subdued that in the end it feels like nothing of significance has happened."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 7/10 "Robert De Niro directs a near-epic-film of near-epic-length that nearly works."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "Cool, cynical irony drips from every moment..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3.5/4 "The Good Shepherd feels authentic because it keeps everything on a human scale. There's no mythologizing the agency; there's just a solid depiction of how it was shaped by human beings."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "There are no impeccably tailored dinner jackets to wear while sipping stirred martinis, no brainy bombshells to seduce, no cool gadgets, no sportscars. This is dirty -- in all senses of the word -- tradecraft."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow C+ "Seems thoroughly conflicted about whether it actually buys what it's selling."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 5/5 "Apropriadamente mergulhado em sombras e belíssimas imagens em contraluz, é o segundo trabalho de De Niro como diretor, que revela, aqui, um olhar inspirado para composições e, como já era de se esperar, um talento inegável para a condução do elenco."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 4/5 "This expertly made film is fascinating and gripping. And it's also so long that it feels like an entire TV series on DVD."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "Damn near drowns itself with its unwaveringly solemn sense of importance"   Projection Booth   Rob Humanick B "A slick and classy production, dripping with talent and expensive production values."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 2/4 "Takes its half-truths, conspiracies and betrayals way more seriously than we do."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell "De Niro seems to be good with actors but less successful at stringing a movie together, and keeping it together, scene by scene."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 3/4 "Handsomely crafted and impeccably acted by an all-star cast, this quietly riveting and meticulously detailed film presents a fascinating portrait of Cold War-era espionage."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 2/4 "Hardly a lightning bolt, and hardly one that deserves 160 deadening minutes of misdirection and repetition."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 2/5 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick  (1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 67% Fresh Page   1