26 December 2006

Clumsy and Tedious

Went with Brent and the in-laws to see "The Good Shepherd" on Christmas Eve.

Don't waste your time. It's too long...167 minutes without suspense and without intrigue (and this is a SPY movie!). The screenplay is abysmal, bouncing unevenly between the Bay of Pigs fiasco and World War II.

The story is worth being told (the rise and fall of a CIA operative), but this is a clumsy, tedious effort and I highly suggest you bypass it. About an hour in I was ready to stab my eyes out.

One-and-a-half stars.