I watched the Roman Polanski movie, “The Ghost Writer” the other day. A fine movie willing to stand on its merits without any “action.” I liked it a lot. It generally got good to very-good reviews, and the few critics who gave it mediocre marks commented on the lack of action as a downfall of the movie. I suppose your average viewer needs some action, but I really liked this move, and ones like it, because they don’t throw gratuitous “action” in there to spice things up. I frequently find myself waiting for the action to end so the movie can get moving again.
I’d love to hear any recommendations for good, solid films that are more realistic than the ubiquitous action movies out there. Old or new, American or Foreign.
