Finally, something on De Niro's "The Good Shepherd"
We're looking at a pretty solid trailer for Universal's supposed major Oscar candidate. As I've made mention of here, Eric Roth's screenplay is incredibly stale and flat with little reason to believe the material could be lifted off the page in any dynamic way. And trailers can, as we all know ("Pearl Harbor"), make films look much more fascinating than they are.
Test screening reviews on "The Good Shepherd" have been in line with my thoughts on the script, but ultimately, it is a powerful story that could be something special. But then there's that relocation of "Children of Men" to the end of the year, and not as much as a peep from those with vested interests in Oscar campaigns. I get nervous when no one's at least TRYING to spin me.
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