The good Shepherd DVD

The good Shepherd is now released on DVD, Robert de Niro second film as a director starring Matt Damon Angelina Jolie, William Hunt Alec Baldwin, Billy Crudup, Michael Gambon, Timothy Hutton, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro appears in the film as well.

It is a fictional film that loosely based on real events, telling the untold story of the birth of counter-intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency. Edward Wilson (Matt Damon) is loosely based on James Jesus Angleton. Richard M Bissell Jr is based on William hurt’s character, Phillip is based on Allen Dulles and General Bill Sullivan, played by Robert De Niro, is Loosely based on Colonel William Joseph Donovan.

The film received mixed reviews; it was given 55% from rotten tomatoes, which is a certification of “Rotten”. The film did however receive positive reviews for the performances.

Times Magazine
“Matt Damon is terrific in the role — all-knowing, never overtly expressing a feeling. Indeed, so is everyone else in this intricate, understated but ultimately devastating account of how secrets, when they are left to fester, can become an illness, dangerous to those who keep them, more so to nations that base their policies on them.”

De Niro has been praised for his direction.

David Ansen of Newsweek
, “For the film’s mesmerizing first 50 minutes I thought De Niro might pull off the “Godfather” of spy movies… Still, even if the movie’s vast reach exceeds its grasp, it’s a spellbinding history lesson.”

Special Features include

15 Deleted Scenes