Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Ewan McGregor | ... | The Ghost | |
Jon Bernthal | ... | Rick Ricardelli | |
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Tim Preece | ... | Roy |
Jim Belushi | ... | John Maddox (as James Belushi) | |
Timothy Hutton | ... | Sidney Kroll | |
Anna Botting | ... | SKY TV Newsreader | |
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Yvonne Tomlinson | ... | Stewardess |
Milton Welsh | ... | Taxi Driver | |
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Alister Mazzotti | ... | Protection Officer #1 |
Tim Faraday | ... | Barry | |
Kim Cattrall | ... | Amelia Bly | |
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Kate Copeland | ... | Alice |
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Soogi Kang | ... | Dep |
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Lee Hong Thay | ... | Duc |
Olivia Williams | ... | Ruth Lang |
An unremarkable ghost-writer has landed a lucrative contract to redact the memoirs of Adam Lang, the former UK Prime Minister. After dominating British politics for years, Lang is campaigning for his foundation with his wife in the USA. He lives on an island, in luxurious, isolated premises complete with a security detail and a secretarial staff. Soon, Adam Lang gets embroiled in a major scandal with international ramifications that reveals how far he was ready to go in order to nurture UK's "special relationship" with the USA. But before this controversy has started, before even he has closed the deal with the publisher, the ghost-writer gets unmistakable signs that the turgid draft he is tasked to put into shape inexplicably constitutes highly sensitive material. Written by Eduardo Casais <casaise@acm.org>
I have been waiting to see this movie since I saw the trailer and not just because it starred Pierce Bronsnan. This film looked and sounded very interesting and I have to say that it was. It might be slow for some people who are use to modern movies where things move at a fast pace (mostly to go nowhere). It keeps your interest and has a nice twist at the end. The acting was superb, even the minor roles, such as Timothy Hutton (who I miss on the big screen) did a great job with a really small role. Sure it wasn't a great thriller but it has a lot of good elements that make it suspenseful. Also this movie has a lot of humor and doesn't take itself so seriously which is great too. It's a really good balance and I would see it again.