Monday, 30 January 2012

Blair ghost project

The Ghost (2010)

Based on the novel of the same name by Robert Harris this film is directed by Roman Polanski and stars Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan and Olivia Williams. A writer is hired to ghost write the autobiography of a former British prime minister but runs into some dark secrets.

Despite being set in Britain and America this film was shot in Germany due to Polanski being a fugitive from the law and the desolate beach landscapes are probably the best thing in the film. The plot centres round a thinly veiled fictional version of Tony Blair and while being a decent thriller does little of originality. Being fairly well made is mostly enough to distract from the predictability of the film but does not elevate the film to anything greater.

3/5

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