The Ghost Writer: DVD Review
The Ghost Writer
Rating: M
Released by Sony Home Ent
Roman Polanski's latest is a political thriller which sees Ewan
McGregor's Ghost Writer brought in to help polish former UK Prime
Minister Adam Lang's memoirs following the suicide of the previous
writer.
But he finds himself embroiled in a political storm when Lang (an
excellently suave Pierce Brosnan ) is caught up in a war crimes
trial - Lang's accused of agreeing to the illegal capture and
torture of terror suspects for the CIA.
The Ghost Writer is a tense, smart piece of film; a crackling
sizzling political thriller - even if occasionally it veers into
slightly unbelievable territory (suddenly the ghost writer becomes
a crack investigative expert).
But it's the central performance of McGregor which makes this film
such a compelling watch as it unfolds in front of you.
Whether it's handling some of the comic relief lines (and dry
humour) which are peppered through the script ("All the words are
there just in the wrong order" he remarks about the book) or
steering us with a sense of impending dread towards the end of the
film, you can't take your eyes off him.
It's a great film from Polanski and holds your attention for two
hours as the paranoia - and unexpected humour - ramps up as the
revelations finally reveal the truth.
Extras: Docos on the DVD - but on blu Ray you get an interview with much maligned Polanski.
Rating: 8/10
