Review of The Good Shepherd (2006) by Maitland Mcdonagh for TV Guide Magazine — 12 May 2017
Roth's screenplay, steeped in the peculiar rituals, lock-jawed repression and smug sense of superiority of the WASP ruling class that both shaped America's intelligence community and made it vulnerable, is less interested in derring-do than back-room deals and the day-to-day drudgery of spying, driven by the notion that espionage is a cynical high-stakes game played with people's lives and the ante is human decency and connectedness.
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This review of The Good Shepherd (2006) was written by Maitland Mcdonagh and published by TV Guide Magazine on 12 May 2017.
The Good Shepherd has generally received positive reviews.
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