The Ghost Writer

Good evening everyone!

Today I would like to post here a review of The Ghost Writer movie by Roman Polanski. This movie is in fact a political thriller starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

But before reading the review, answer this question – do you know who ghostwriters are? If no, then this movie will be a splendid opportunity for  finding it out! If yes, then this movie will show you how unpredictable the life of a ghostwriter may get.

Writing an autobiography isn’t an easy task, and that is why Adam Lang, a former Prime Minister of Great Britain, hires a writer to do that for him. The name of this writer will never be revealed because he is only a ghostwriter. His task is just writing an autobiography of the politician and as soon as it has been published he will remain in the shadow of the fame of the former Prime Minister.

The ghostwriter starts working on the manuscript left by his predecessor who has died under strange circumstances. In the course of time he is to reveal some explosive secrets from the politician’s past. At the same time the former Prime Minister is charged with a war crime and faces prosecution. Moreover, he is considered to be a CIA agent as he seems to have been acting in the USA interest. Torturing of terrorist suspects along with the CIA – that is what he is charged with.

“How about talking with Lang?” decides the ghostwriter, but as soon as he gets to talk to Lang, he is shot dead which leaves more questions than answers. The story reaches its dénouement right after the ghostwriter finishes working on the autobiography and it is published posthumously. In the end he realizes who is actually in charge of every Adam Lang’s action.

I highly recommend watching this movie. I know watching movies takes a lot of time, but I promise you won’t be disappointed by this one. Watching this movie is like solving enigmas together with the ghostwriter, but the end will get too unpredictable anyway.