I know it means that I'm stupid and unsophisticated, but I was so disappointed in this movie. I had heard very good things about it, but I thought it was slow, clichéd, and predictable. It also felt very derivative - I kept thinking of State of Play (both the original British mini-series and the American remake), which were much more interesting and compelling. Watching the Making Of video on the DVD helped a little to understand what they were going for, but I thought they missed an opportunity with this story and especially with this amazing cast. The performances were terrific of course, and there were some good moments. But overall, my mind wandered and I questioned the characters' behavior repeatedly, neither of which you do during a great movie. I wanted to like this and I planned to like this, but I just couldn't.
Review of The Ghost Writer
