I watched "The Ghost Writer" the other night on DVD and found it quite entertaining. Based on a book by Robert Harris (which I haven't read) and directed by Roman Polanski, it boasts a top knotch cast: Pierce Brosnan, Evan McGregor, Olivia Williams, and Kim Cattrall. The story, a bit convoluted and sometimes murky, concerns a former British prime minister, Adam Lang (Brosnan), who is writing his memoirs using a ghost writer. The writer is found dead under mysterious circumstances, and McGregor's character, a ghost writer, is chosen to work with Lang to finish the memoir. Unfortunately, McGregor is thrust into an environment of dark secrets and those who wish to keep those secrets under wraps, and as he becomes more involved in the lives of Lang and his wife, Ruth, and uncovers information concerning Lang's past and about the previous ghost writer who died, his own life is endangered. A human rights scandal involving Lang suddenly becomes public: that Lang was connected with the kidnapping and torturing of four terrorists while Prime Minister; the pressure becomes more urgent to finish the memoir and keep up appearances. And that's just the beginning...Polanski does a good job with keeping the viewer guessing and building suspense in layers, as there are twists and turns and the characters' actions at times are totally bizarre. McGregor's character is interesting enough to keep watching as he puzzles things out, Olivia Williams is superb as the acidic and intelligent wife with her own dark secret, and Kim Cattrall doing a sort of British accent is decently watchable. As for the ending of the film, it hits you right between the eyes with no warning at all. A very Hitchcockian sort of film overall, and it indeed kept me glued to my seat. If you like Hitchcock, political thrillers, or suspense films, this is definitely worth the time.