The Ghost or The Ghost Writer as it seems to be called in the U.S. is the new film by Roman Polanski based on the Novel by Robert Harris. The film follows The Ghost writer to Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), a former British Prime Minister (with some obvious comparisons with Tony Blair). We pick up the story just as the the new Ghost writer (Ewan McGregor) is being recruited to continue Adam Lang’s memoirs after the apparent suicide of the original Ghost writer the story.
I would class film as basically a political thriller and so I don’t want to give any twists or turns away by going into to much detail about the plot, but basically as I said we follow the Ghost Writer as he tries to write Adam Lang’s memoirs but as he researches various details he finds things out about the former Prime Minister which may put him in harms way.
Overall it’s actually a pretty good film but I did leave the cinema somewhat disappointed, strange when I say it’s a good film. I liked the look of the trailers and may be built the film up ad I was expected something really good, especially with those involved with making the film. There is no doubt that Polanski is a good director he has shown this numerous time and his talent is evident here with his vision and attention to detail with certain aspects of the film making process, however I felt there were some sections that let the film down. I want to emphasis that it is a good film & by no means am I saying otherwise but I felt there were some major flaws (difficult to talk about without a few spoilers which I won’t do)
I was generally left with a slight feeling that the film never actually got going, I never felt that exciting, nervous feeling that a really good thriller should evoke, it was overly wordy in section which I think was what broke the suspense. I also felt that certain events weren’t dealt with well and were almost treated as throwaway events when actually they were pretty important. My final complaint was I just wasn’t fooled, I saw through the twists and turns so I wasn’t left surprised and I just felt there were some loose ends that needed tied up.
I think I am probably being unduly harsh to this very competent thriller but with exception talent you expect a near perfect film, I was just hoping for a little more, hence my disappointment. Judge for yourself.
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