The Ghost Writer

대학교 도서관에서 감상함. 전체적으로 음악감독의 음악과 배우들의 열연말고는 별로 기억에 남은 게 없었다. 애초에 음악 감상하려고 본 영화기도 하고... read more

a surprisingly engaging "sleeper-hit", especially more so, since i'd been awake for more than 20 hours while watching this film in-flight the first time. it survived a rewatch rather well, as i realised all the nuances i'd missed years ago while fading in & out of jetlag. political intrigue's not usually my chosen genre, but mcgregor pulls off an excellent young writer-wannabe-turned-ghost, writer, that is...brosnan's suitably aloof and cagey as a former brit pm, and cattrall shines (much more than in her satc roles) as his personal assistant with a frosty brit accent (she should so turn it... read more

it is a decent little mystery/thriller. it takes a while to really get going, but once it does it is engaging and interesting. i do kind of wonder if anyone would even care about a scandal like this anymore. at least in american politics, we are probably too polarized to have the universal condemnation, since it would be completely dismissed as fake news by half of the country. i did enjoy the nihilism that polanski took to the material with, ultimately it is all pointless. desplat's score is the highlight of the film, it makes leafing through a manuscript thrilling, that is no small feat.... read more