The Good Shephard

I went and watched de Niro's new movie, The Good Shephard, with a few other Marines I work with. I have to say that "The Godfather of Spy movies" is a bit much but it was one of the best movies I've seen in some time. Two reasons: Matt Damon and refusing to pull punches. I loved Damon's character and despite a slow mid section the last 20 or 30 minutes of the movie were great. Most movies try and redeem their characters from themselves or make an effort to make everyone feel a little better, but not this movie. Damon's character sticks by his personal morals and ambitions for the CIA to the very end of the movie and it makes him one of the most admirable and righteous characters that Hollywood has spit up in a long time. I won't spoil the movie but I say that I was very happy with it in the end. Go see it.