Reviews of The Ghost Writer 2010
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a ghost haunts a writer
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Having been attracted to the sound of this quaint thriller from the leading stars of Ewan McGregor and our man Pierce Brosnan, I was hooked on this film as I didn't know what to expect.
It was a quietly brillaint spiral of questions, answers and tension unreeling before your eyes. It's not packed with explosions, gun fights and fights as most of these 'stumbling-across-a-secret' films are, but it dealt powerful scenes and it never lets you go questioning the current…
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Ummm, it's been a while... but I vaguely remember I kinda liked it when I saw this for the first time. But now... I guess not. It's okay, I guess, but the storyline is too formulaic. Plus, as I know the ending, there was no excitement. But! That's no excuse because many other films are successful at getting viewers' attention till the end, even with repeated viewings. Still… some shots were beautiful…
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This is a good example of how a director can make complete difference in a movie. Not that the screenplay, written by Polansky and Robert Harris, is bad material. It's the opposite of it, creating an interesting plot, fueled with commentaries about the nature of politics and what surrounds it.
But my point is: in the wrong hands, this story simply wouldn't achieve the magnific standard that it accomplishes. Polansky, like no other, manages to create an oppressive and paranoic…
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Otra vez Polansky y sus anti-héroes un poco inútiles y sus espacios cerrados. Bien otra vez Polansky
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great music
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with an almost perfect pace and structure, the film unravels little by little its many secrets and blows our minds with a twisted ending.
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alguien debería dar un curso de economía narrativa cinematográfica y usar esta película como caso de estudio. piénsese, por ejemplo, en:
- la solución para mostrar la muerte del primer ghost writer: un ferry que va vaciándose de todos sus autos salvo de uno; un cuerpo en una playa.
- el adelanto de los graves problemas por venir: adam lang discute por teléfono, tras una ventana, y rompe el celular. la escena es ominosa y atiza nuestra curiosidad porque nos… -
An aide of the former British prime minister who at the time was writing the PM's memoirs dies under mysterious circumstances. A new writer is hired to complete the leader's memoirs. As soon as he takes the job a scandal erupts when the PM is accused of being a war criminal. As the new writer investigates he finds out that the PM's past that could put his life in danger and might have cost the life of the person he replaced. An intelligent political thriller from Roman Polanski.
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Not for the easily bored.
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An effective thriller precisely because of Polanski's patience in unfurling the story. The first 3/4 is especially good, with plenty of showing-rather-than-telling and those muted blues and grays to dictate the mood of the piece. The final half-hour gets a bit outlandish and unwieldy in terms of plot. Also worthy of critique: political allusions to Bush/Blair/Haliburton. Making not so veiled contemporary political statements in otherwise effective genre movies is not a recipe for success.