The Good Shepherd

Christa and I went to see The Good Shepherd on New Year's Eve. We were the beneficiaries of a Marcus Theatres gift card from my parents, so we took advantage. I had meant to see this movie with my Dad, but we were not able to fit it in before I headed back to Oshkosh after my stop at home.

Despite my usual low expectation for any movie lately, I went into this moveie with high expectations. There was a solid cast of actors, good previews and a good spy/military story to go with it. I also went to this movie without reading the previews. I really liked the movie. I would give it 7.5 out of 10. Strangely enough, the reviews of this movie were definitely on the side of it being bad.

The Positives:

• Excellent performance from Matt Damon. You really felt for his character at times.
• Good musical score.
• Although sometimes confusing, I liked the flashback element.
• Good story line that kept you into the film and where it was going

The Negatives:

• This movie was too long. The last half hour was tough to watch...you wanted it to be over.
• I did not like Angelina Jolie is this movie, at all. I'm not sure who I would have picked, but it would not have been her.

I would recommend that you see it. While it may get a bad wrap, I think it's worth seeing.