The Ghost Writer (2010) starring Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Kim Cattrall, Eli Wallach, James Belushi, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton. Directed by Roman Polanski. A writer known only as "The Ghost" (McGregor) is hired to doctor a manuscript of the memoirs of former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Brosnan). Ominously, the previous ghost writer who worked on the manuscript died in an "accident" in which he fell off a ferry and drowned. Lang is clearly a stand-in for former British P.M. Tony Blair, and the action takes place during the administration of George W. Bush. When The Ghost actually goes to work for Lang at his Massachusetts hideaway, things start to go very wrong. He keeps digging deeper into Lang's past, and what he discovers doesn't add up. Soon, he finds himself running for his life, pursued by a mysterious black sedan. There are several twists and turns still to go in the plot of the movie, and I wasn't disappointed. It's jolly entertaining, as long as you don't think too much about the director's sordid past. The subtitles are all right. Grade: B+
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