FILM REVIEW: The Ghost Writer

Submitted by Seth Rogovoy on April 4, 2010 - 7:49pm
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The Ghost Writer
 Directed by Roman Polanski
Starring Ewan MacGregor
 
 
Review by Seth Rogovoy
 
 
One of Roman Polanski’s odder and more entertaining films; for the first half hour or so, it’s hard to tell if this is a comedy or a suspense thriller. In the end, it’s both -- a state-of-the-art, all-too-real paranoid political thriller that makes sharp political points (and more than a few autobiographical ones about the filmmaker) at no expense to the drama, which includes sexual intrigue, plot twists at every turn, and, of course, brilliant moviemaking by one of our greatest living auteurs.
 
 
Playing at the Triplex.
 
 
Seth Rogovoy is Berkshire Living’s award-winning editor-in-chief and cultural critic.
 
 

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