Andrew Howard, Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor

The film is the tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date: October 8, 2007

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DVD Release Date: May 27, 2008

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  • February 8, 2009
    Terry: "Gee, ain't life grand?" You know where that's from? What movie? Ain't Life Grand, no?" Bonnie and Clyde. Two Barrow brothers having a fine time
    and Clyde says, "Ain't life grand?"
    Ian: You know what happened to them?

    Another Woody Allen film that sides with the dramatic ...( read more)parts of life. It stars Colin Ferrel and Ewan McGreggor as two brothers with money problems and a solution to that problem in the form a deadly proposition.

    All the leads are good here, but the main problem is the lack of any flash. For a Woody Allen film the dialog doesn't really spark with much clever or witty rhythm.

    The mood is fairly muddy throughout and doesn't really warrant repeated viewings.

    These gripes aside, the score by Philip Glass is good and the two leads do work well with each other.

    Kate: I'm worried about Terry.
  • February 2, 2009
    also depressing
  • January 11, 2009
    Cassandra's Dream is a dull journey of two brothers (Colin Farrell and Ewan MacGregor) who in a desperate attempt for money agree to assist their uncle (Tom Wilkinson) in eliminating a problem.

    I can understand why this is called Cassandra's Dream now. It's not the name of the ...( read more)boat, it's the fact that you'll be dreaming after the first ten minutes. That's sadly what happened to me and I had to rewind and try to stay awake for the remainder of the film. It's a clock watcher film. You'll find yourself looking at your watch or watching the countdown tick on your DVD player hoping that it will be over soon. I hoped for a magnificent closing 30 minutes and was met with more boredom. Woody Allen's a hit or miss guy and this one is one of those failures. If you need sleep, enjoy.
  • December 23, 2008
    Not bad, but certainly not nearly as good as "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead". See the latter if you haven't already and skip this one.
  • November 9, 2008
    I was bored out of my mind throughout this entire movie. The only 2 parts where I was somewhat interested were the 2 scenes in which someone was killed.
  • November 21, 2009
    Woody Allen?s move toward more suspense or mystery driven fare isn't bad. I've seen the others, just not Match Point which is supposed to be the best. This one is decent, and I'm glad he's broadening his horizons even if he's a lecherous pervert. Polanski is a good filmmaker so h...( read more)is personal life doesn't take away much from my opinion of his films, just him personally. Likewise for Allen, who has made a few movies I felt were very good.

    This movie is really about two things, the twisted morality tale (that you can already tell is an harbinger of doom) and the performances of the leads. For 1, the story is overly simple and stretched to no end. It is a little creative in some respects, but not very deep in the emotions for either. It's not as drawn out as it could, which I think is the point of this movie. For 2, Farrell and Mcgregor are great. I want these two to be in more movies. Farrell is misused in movies like Pride and Glory when he can show a range like in In Bruges. And McGregor can do it also, like shown in some early work like Shallow Grave into later roles like Star Wars (just kidding). These two carried my interest more than anything.
  • November 18, 2009
    Woody Allen seems to be into tragedies lately. The bulk of the movie I loved, but like Match Point, the ending was such a turn off. I felt cheated of an actual ending. It was like he had just given up at the last minute and says to himself: "lets just kill them both off for the h...( read more)ell of it". I think he wanted it to have an original ending, but failed miserably. On a lighter note, Ewan McGregor was really amazing in this. He was able to make his character justified all the way through, even though his choices weren't. Acting-wise i'd give it an A+, but the writing just got sloppy at the end.
  • November 16, 2009
    This movie was very eciting.
  • November 4, 2009
    ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
  • October 22, 2009
    I loved tihs film! People see it!

Critic Reviews


October 18, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Allen is notorious for not giving his actors explicit instructions, and yet somehow this worked wonders for Farrell, who has never seemed so naked, so clear and so unencumbered as he does here. full review

January 23, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Allen, who stays behind the camera, brings too little wit and too much contrivance to material that quickly dissolves into warmed-over Dostoevski. full review

January 18, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

This isn't filmmaking; it's thesis defending. full review

January 18, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post

[Delivers] a sharply effective jolt of unease. It's a pulp story pinned to the screen with an ice pick of conscience in a manner that would have pleased Allen's idol, Ingmar Bergman. full review

January 18, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

If Frida Kahlo can paint 55 self-portraits, Woody Allen can make several versions of the same movie. It's only fair. full review

January 18, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The identical premise is used in Sidney Lumet's Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, which is like a master class in how Allen goes wrong. full review

January 18, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

There's not a believable character, nor line of convincing dialogue to be found. full review

January 17, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Allen's austere, carefully plotted story is the opposite of a whodunit. It's a why- and how-dunit. full review

January 16, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press

It's wearying to watch Allen's murder obsession when he doesn't know how to dramatize morality. full review

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Comments


  • samanthaseaotter
    May 31, 2009
    How about a review of the movie and not how hot the guys are? Yes, the guys are great. But the movie is dull and mediocre.
  • sexylove390
    January 16, 2008
    HELL YEAH, COLIN FARRELL IS SEXY. HE IS A GREAT ACTOR AND HE HAS AN AWESOME PERSONALITY. HE IS TOO DAMN ATTRACTIVE.
  • SuperLorn
    January 14, 2008
    I had such a big obsession with Colin Farrell I have a teddy bear named after him! LOL

    But there is just something about Ewan McGreggor that is really attractive! He is lovely and does so much for everyone.

    I think that they are both two of the best actors and best looking guys EVER!

    If you ask me I would rather keep both of them! LOL
  • imshy004
  • vballs
    July 25, 2007
    Ewan McGregor is nothing compared to Colin Farrell's sexiness! But they're both awesome actors
  • cottonkandi210
    June 29, 2007
    I am Ewan's BIGGEST fan, no I am not obsessed like everyone else, I just think that he is a really good person, he tries to help children around the world, and he is a really great father to his own children, yeah he is a great actor, and he is really good looking, but there are other things besides ewan being hot that makes him attractive.
  • boondocksaints5768
    June 28, 2007
    No I gotta agree with Shazzinator
  • rockchick804
    June 5, 2007
    na its colin farrell whos hot
  • shazzinator
    April 28, 2007
    EWAN MCGREGOR IS HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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