Fresh
The thread of black humour that runs throughout the film compensates for its occasional moments of madness. It's a film just silly enough to be taken deadly seriously.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
The Ghost Writer
Read between the lies.
2010 · 2h 8m · PG-13
Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
Roman Polanski
Overview
A writer stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang complete his memoirs on a remote island after the politician's assistant drowns in a mysterious accident.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
84%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The result is a political thriller refreshingly long on grown-up dialogue yet lamentably shy on, well, thrills. This chatty thing does go on.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
The swirl of visual poetry, political intrigue and personal zeal that Polanski creates gets under your skin and brings an icy hand up your back. This is moviemaking.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
Polanski is in total command of his medium, something that hasn't been a sure thing since the 1970s, The Pianist notwithstanding.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
So elegant, so deliciously scary, so masterfully controlled that you feel tingles of bliss even as your skin crawls.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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