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Variety
Robert De Niro's second film as a director adopts a methodical approach and deliberate pace in attempting to grasp an almost forbiddingly intricate subject, with a result that is not boring, exactly, but undeniably tedious. Full Review
Claudia Puig
USA Today
Deliberately paced, epic and ambitious, The Good Shepherd feels related in tone, mood and style to "The Godfather." Full Review
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
De Niro pulls the viewer into the world he has created and holds him there, sometimes spellbound, until the story is over and the end credits roll. Full Review
Keith Phipps
The Onion (A.V. Club)
De Niro made the right choice in making this a film of cold, gray Leiters rather than dynamic Bonds. But he never makes us feel the chill. Full Review
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
It's taken a dozen years for Eric Roth's smart, thoughtful, psychologically complicated script to reach the screen under Robert De Niro's careful and methodical direction, and it is easy to see why. Full Review
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