It felt as though "The Ghost Writer" had all the components of a really good movie, but when it concluded I felt as though it missed the mark by just a little bit.
Throughout this movie, the audience is left in the dark about almost everything. What is really going on with Lang? What are the motives of his wife and her party? Who is chasing the ghost writer? What was the prior ghost on the verge of discovering? These are just a couple of questions you'll find yourself asking. Once the movie concluded I still was wondering a bit about what was exactly fact and why things transpired the way that they did. I think I have it all straight now (I will not divulge any answers here), but it is definitely a bit confusing.
I liked Ewan's character throughout the film. He was clever and played his part well. I only just realized that we never found out his name throughout the entire movie. That's a pretty cool metaphor for a ghost writer.
This came out only one week after "Shutter Island" and it is definitely an inferior mystery- thriller. "The Ghost Writer" is good, but "Shutter Island" will show how this genre of film should really be done.
Throughout this movie, the audience is left in the dark about almost everything. What is really going on with Lang? What are the motives of his wife and her party? Who is chasing the ghost writer? What was the prior ghost on the verge of discovering? These are just a couple of questions you'll find yourself asking. Once the movie concluded I still was wondering a bit about what was exactly fact and why things transpired the way that they did. I think I have it all straight now (I will not divulge any answers here), but it is definitely a bit confusing.
I liked Ewan's character throughout the film. He was clever and played his part well. I only just realized that we never found out his name throughout the entire movie. That's a pretty cool metaphor for a ghost writer.
This came out only one week after "Shutter Island" and it is definitely an inferior mystery- thriller. "The Ghost Writer" is good, but "Shutter Island" will show how this genre of film should really be done.