The Ghost Writer
The Ghost Writer is Roman Polanski's new film. Adapted from a novel by Robert Harris (who co-wrote the screenplay with Polanski) entitled The Ghost the film is a highly intelligent thriller.
The Ghost (Ewan McGregor) is hired to ghost the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan). He is replacing the former ghost writer who died in either an accident or suicide. No one is sure. The Ghost is at first reluctant to take the job but he eventually decides that $250,000 for a month's work is very good indeed. While there he starts to discover things that are not quite what they seem to be. And all hell breaks lose when Lang is accused of crimes against humanity.
The film very well directed and well written. The dialogue is crackling. The films keeps you guessing until the very end. McGregor has never been better. This is a great role for him. Brosnan shows us that he is much more than James Bond. And Olivia Williams as Lang's wife Ruth is fantastic. Tom Wilkinson and Eli Wallach are also wonderful in smaller roles. I don't want to say much more about the plot because I don't want to spoil things.
I will say that Lang's character is somewhat based on Tony Blair. The film indicts Blair, G.W Bush, the Iraq war and torture in a most subtle way. And it shows, once again, what a great filmmaker Roman Polanski is. Highly recommended.
The Ghost (Ewan McGregor) is hired to ghost the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan). He is replacing the former ghost writer who died in either an accident or suicide. No one is sure. The Ghost is at first reluctant to take the job but he eventually decides that $250,000 for a month's work is very good indeed. While there he starts to discover things that are not quite what they seem to be. And all hell breaks lose when Lang is accused of crimes against humanity.
The film very well directed and well written. The dialogue is crackling. The films keeps you guessing until the very end. McGregor has never been better. This is a great role for him. Brosnan shows us that he is much more than James Bond. And Olivia Williams as Lang's wife Ruth is fantastic. Tom Wilkinson and Eli Wallach are also wonderful in smaller roles. I don't want to say much more about the plot because I don't want to spoil things.
I will say that Lang's character is somewhat based on Tony Blair. The film indicts Blair, G.W Bush, the Iraq war and torture in a most subtle way. And it shows, once again, what a great filmmaker Roman Polanski is. Highly recommended.
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