Ewan McGregor heads a strong cast as a so-so writer that is asked to complete the memoirs of ex British Prime Minister Adam Lang(Pierce Brosnan). who is living out his retirement on an island off the American Atlantic coast. The previous ghost writer having died under mysterious circumstances.Only a few scenes are filmed in Great Britain(London, in fact), most of the rest being filmed on the aforementioned island.
Almost immediately after McGregor accepts the assignment, strange events start happening that have “conspiracy” stamped all over them. The rest of the movie involves McGreor’s attempt to unravel this conspiracy(of there is one) This much I knew before goimg to the film. What I did not know was that the conspiracy was about water boarding, Al Quida Iraq and suggest US-UK colusion.
I think this a well crfter movie with an intricate plot and marvelous sets and casting. Of course this is Polanski I will also admit to being a sucker for beautiful; homes with georgfeous architecture, expensive cars and all the other trappings of wealth and power. Everything, from the setting to the smallest part is done with concentrated attention to detail. I single out the cameo of Eli Wallach as a old fisherman.
This is movie making at its finest, in my opinion. However. I don’t think I’m ready for conspiracy theories about Al Quaida conspiracy theories just yet.
I would compare this movie with The Bourne Identity without the violence or chase scenes. And it’s much better made. There’s also not much romance or sex, but there’s some. If you’d like well made movies, complicated scripts, conspiracy theories or expensive settings, I think this movie a good bet. If you need lots of action, sex and violence, this won’t do it for you.
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