Simply a series of disrelated Anecdotes - No plot

Rating: 8/10 (6 January 2007)

What a disjointed story!!! I was very disappointed in "The Good Shepherd". This film is simply a series of anecdotes as Edward recalls his life and involvement in the CIA via a series of disjointed flashbacks. The film has no continuous plot to draw one through.
If one is simply looking for disrelated data about the CIA or Mr. Wilson, then this might be just the film. I sat through it and kept hoping that one of these anecdotes would lead to some plot development, but they never did. Each anecdote simply ended with the end of that flashback. Then Wilson comes back to present time before he flashes back to another disrelated anecdote.
This might be just fine for someone that simply wants to see disrelated data about the CIA & Mr. Wilson, but it's not very entertaining. Matt Damon & Angelina Jolie do their jobs just fine. They are fine actors and do well here as much as the non-script will allow them. DeNiro appears and gives a fine performance in his short role. Alec Baldwin is less impressive, but also appears in only a minor role. What can you expect since there is no continuity? No PLOT!!! I give it a 3/10 for the data it does offer about the CIA.