The Ghost Writer
In the midst of an international political storm a ghost writer (Ewan McGregor) is hired to finish the memoirs of Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan), the former British prime minister. While re-working the manuscript, making it a more interesting and sexy read, inconsistencies about Lang’s early past start popping up. Confused and unsettled, the ghostwriter referred to as “The Ghost” begins putting the pieces of a much larger political scandal– CIA control of the British Government, but who’s pulling the strings, and what of the tensions between Lang’s wife (Olivia Williams) and his assistant (Kim Cattrall). 
Adapted and directed by Roman Polanski, this latest offering brings a meaty suspense thriller screenplay with lots to chew on. Add in top notch acting and story telling and it’s easy to see why Polanski is revered as one of the great directors of late 20th century, regardless of personal scandal that has dogged him for years. On the note of Polanksi’s personal troubles, it seems more than coincidental that one of the plot driving devices of the film also happens to be a man threatened to be exiled from his homeland; to this end, parallels between the film and the director’s own life seem closer than ever yet interesting none the less. Worth seeing, The Ghost Writer is rated PG-13.