"Remember: HEART!"
The Ghost is basically a thriller that isn't very thrilling, and a drama that isn't very dramatic, dated rather than old-fashioned in style. The bleak, colourless rainswept landscape is reflected in the emotionally chilly characters which show all that remains of former glories, shattered relationships and cold political machinations. Brosnan and Williams are terrific as the ex-PM and his wife, whilst McGregor and Cattrall's accents are a burden to their flat performances. With a 'shock' revelation at the end that is so signposted that it virtually directs the audience to the 'Exit' signs much earlier in this long film, what little promise the narrative shows in the early stages is replaced by a fairly remorseless trudge towards the film's inevitable and precisely-staged resolution.
The Ghost is basically a thriller that isn't very thrilling, and a drama that isn't very dramatic, dated rather than old-fashioned in style. The bleak, colourless rainswept landscape is reflected in the emotionally chilly characters which show all that remains of former glories, shattered relationships and cold political machinations. Brosnan and Williams are terrific as the ex-PM and his wife, whilst McGregor and Cattrall's accents are a burden to their flat performances. With a 'shock' revelation at the end that is so signposted that it virtually directs the audience to the 'Exit' signs much earlier in this long film, what little promise the narrative shows in the early stages is replaced by a fairly remorseless trudge towards the film's inevitable and precisely-staged resolution.
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