Ewan MacGregor plays a ghost writer employed to write ex-British Prime Minister Pierce Brosnan's memoirs in rapist/director Roman Polanski's political thriller. It looks great, in a kind of ersatz way, and reeks with paranoia, in a Polanski way. The acting, despite an impressive cast, is a mixed bag. MacGregor looks bored out of his mind, and Kim Cattrall sticks out like a sore bimbo. Surprisingly, Jim Belushi, of all people, does a great cameo. Quite a feat, because usually the mere sight of him makes me vomit.
Again, another just okay film from this guy. Polanski seems a shadow of his former self, as if fatigue has set in and his talent is slipping away. It's a great loss, in the sixties and seventies he made every film unmistakably his own, Ghost Writer could have been directed by almost anyone.
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