Polanski is a master of his craft and I feel that all the actors gave great performances with varying levels of subtlety, together achieving a believable kind of 'filmic harmony', but overall I just wasn't gripped by any of it. It's now a part of the 'watch once and pass onto someone else' stack of discs.
Strangely, what I'll remember most is the view through the PM's study window; the blustery beach environment with sporadic tufts of grass atop sandy dunes was in some way a kind of unspoken commentary on the life he was living.
2½ cures for insomnia out of 5
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Odd.
It's called "The Ghost Writer" over here.
Makes more sense too.
I love the music in this film.
3 violent peace protesters out of 5
That is peculiar. But I'd rather films keep the same name as the novel they're based on, which is simply 'The Ghost' in this case. It'd be in the give-away stack, either way. :p
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