A Disgrace to left out of the Top 250

Rating: 10/10 (8 July 2008)

It boggles my mind to come to IMDb and see this title get a 6.9/10 when it is far more deserving of inclusion into the Top 250 movie list. It's hard for me to fathom some people's take on this movie, especially those who degrade this film but give an over dramatic and incredibly boring movie such as "Magnolia" an 8/10 and rank it toward the middle of the Top 250.
The Good Shepherd is awe-inspiring with its sincere presentation while not being at all over the top. The characters are well-developed and acted out extraordinarily, especially Matt Damon as the stoic lead role and Robert De Niro and Alec Baldwin in their minor roles. The story is masterfully told and jumps from the movie's present time to the past, showing the development of the modern day CIA in the United States and how it affects one of its early pioneers. Although I don't know how much of the story is true and I don't want to give away too much of the story, please take my word that The Good Shepherd is an unpretentious and highly underrated film and is far undeserving of its low rank., Though the movie is long, it's far from tedious (as some critics dubbed it) and moves at an excellent pace keeping you interested until its powerful conclusion.
At the very least rent the movie, or catch it on a movie channel, and when it's over, come back to IMDb and give the film the ranking it deserves. I've done my part by giving The Good Shepherd a 10/10 and that other pretentious, non-sensical film, "Magnolia", which I have been ranting about, a true to form 5/10.