The Good Shepherd

Deniro tries to dramatize Matt Damon’s aloof spy by making him keep secrets from his family and colleagues. But in doing so, he’s also keeping secrets from the audience. It’s impossible to be engaged by this movie. It’s not clear who Damon’s character is, what he wants, or how he can get it. Nowhere is there a better example of a movie which fails by NOT following the three-act structure. See The Good German instead.