I read the story by Frederick Forsyth years ago and was really taken by it. Although I do not recall the details I am sure it was worked out in detail and all actions and dialogues made sense. After reading the story I hadn't the thought of "this is stupid". But this short movie is. The detailing is terrible, the mistakes are too much and the acting is below average. No moment I was captivated despite the constant music in the background to give it a dramatic effect. Although it was just 38 minutes, it wasn't a quick ride. Too many boring and out of context scenes. Time that could have been spent better on board of the plane while the pilot was handling the situation. No way a pilot would do a triangle pattern over the North sea. He would have used the moon or stars to keep a straight line to England and jump over land. Also why didn't the magnetic compass function? It would be part of the instrument panel. I am quite sure in the book it was all worked out to make it a logical series of events that could have ended in an catastrophy. I suppose most people will like it for what it is, but the people who know the story well will turn away from this movie. Can't do Disney anything right?
Review of The Shepherd
