What are you going to do, Edward? Save the world?
The Good Shepherd uses the classic form of the espionage thriller to tell the story of the birth of the Central Intelligence Agency through the eyes of one character, Edward Wilson, himself a composite of several real figures in the early days of the American intelligence community. Despite its length, deliberate pacing and a central character that is not particularly sympathetic, this film is a compelling account of a crucial, little known part of American history.
