The longer you wait for something, the more disappointed you (might) be. And that turned out to be true for me regarding this one.
Some movies keeps you glued to your seat, but after an hour or so, I didn't even bother hitting the Pause-button when going for another cup of coffee. Not sure if it was the movie or staying up late all weekend which made me sleepy.
The plot, the cast, the director - all the ingredients indicated that this would be a good one. Where did it go wrong?
In my opinion I think the story was too thin. The dialogs, specially between The Ghost and Lang's wife had some cheap points and they never seemed to hit the nerve. The extra's (those who talked of course) were real bad, which also removed the last part of any kind of drama. Even Brosnan was not that good. He didn't strike me as a typical Prime Minister and he did not add any "juice" to the part. The music didn't seem to fit in and made me think of anything but a thriller.
Oh well, all these small (annoying) things, but when I add them up, I ended up with a pretty boring movie. The only person who really looked like he was in a political thriller, was McGregor. He played his part well. Unfortunately, his effort alone was not enough to save the project.
Some movies keeps you glued to your seat, but after an hour or so, I didn't even bother hitting the Pause-button when going for another cup of coffee. Not sure if it was the movie or staying up late all weekend which made me sleepy.
The plot, the cast, the director - all the ingredients indicated that this would be a good one. Where did it go wrong?
In my opinion I think the story was too thin. The dialogs, specially between The Ghost and Lang's wife had some cheap points and they never seemed to hit the nerve. The extra's (those who talked of course) were real bad, which also removed the last part of any kind of drama. Even Brosnan was not that good. He didn't strike me as a typical Prime Minister and he did not add any "juice" to the part. The music didn't seem to fit in and made me think of anything but a thriller.
Oh well, all these small (annoying) things, but when I add them up, I ended up with a pretty boring movie. The only person who really looked like he was in a political thriller, was McGregor. He played his part well. Unfortunately, his effort alone was not enough to save the project.