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"The Ghost Writer:" go see it. It may not be the all-Universe

Posted by tinear (A) on June 10, 2010 at 08:12:50

effort such as Polanski's "Chinatown," but it will more than hold your interest.
Pierce Brosnan plays a lightly disguised Tony Blair-like former prime minister who is beginning to come under investigation for Iraq-based war crimes and links to a Halliburton-like company with strong CIA ties. Meanwhile, Ewan McGregor's character, a hastily hired ghost writer helping Brosnan with his memoirs begins to feel uncomfortable about the violent demise of his immediate predecessor.
This isn't a taut thriller but neither is it flaccid: it's a somewhat pensive blend of character study and political/investigative, somewhat in the "Three Days of the Condor," "Parallax View," mold sans superstars or adrenaline-summoning thrills.
It is entertaining, in an adult way, and with the exception of the very miscast Kim Cattrall, the actors are all top flight second-raters (with the notable exception of Tom Wilkerson who effortlessly strides off with his scenes).
Mc is alright but I never quite felt he really was a writer: he's too hunky and buff.
Brosnan is alright though a bit bloodless.
Anyhow, more than a couple of the lines had the audience howling and muttering: the dialogue is several notches above the usual.
Three stars out of five.

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