Had so much promise

Rating: 4/10 (19 February 2007)

With a veritable Hollywood who's who as a cast and an intriguing subject matter , "The Good Shepherd" was my first pick at the cinema as an escape from the scorching hot day. Boy was I disappointed! While I couldn't fault the acting or the fantastic art direction, this film is ultimately let down by editing. There was no reason for it to be so lengthy. It laboured points that didn't require labouring while skimming over some contextual information that would have been helpful. I really wanted to like it. Certainly it captured the moral no-man's land that spooks operate in, yet for such an action packed story it lacked punch/momentum.