The story starts with the Ghost (Ewan McGregor) taking up a job as
a ghost writer to write the biography of the Prime Minister, Adam
Lang (Pierce Brosnan). The last ghost writer that took up this job
has just recently been found dead on the beach. The previous ghost
writer, Mike, has left an entire manuscript very badly written and
the Ghost only has a few weeks to write a final draft. Yet oddly,
the Ghost cannot remove the manuscript from a certain room in the
Prime Minister's home in the US. It's always raining on the island
in which the home is located, giving the story a darker atmosphere.
Soon, after the Ghost starts questioning the Prime Minister and his
wife to include in the biography, he realises that the Prime
Minister never wanted to become a politician. It was only until
later that he left acting school and pursued this dream. But why?
Things don't add up. Why did Mike die after he met up with the
Prime Minister's colleague? Why does the Prime Minister and his
wife's story seem unlikely? Is the Ghost getting into more trouble
than he bargained for?
3.5/5