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Cassandra's Dream

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Cassandra's Dream

Andrew Howard, Colin Farrell, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Mark Umbers

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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  • DrZeek
    February 8, 2009
    DrZeek
    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.
  • evillincoln
    February 2, 2009
    evillincoln
    also depressing
  • sononothing
    January 11, 2009
    sononothing
    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.
  • wellmeetagain
    December 23, 2008
    wellmeetagain
    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.
  • irisheyes686
    November 9, 2008
    irisheyes686
    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.
  • krasos89
    December 13, 2009
    krasos89
    I really loved the fact that Colin Farrell, the usually tough guy, is the sensitive one in this picture. I really enjoyed the leading duo's performance and I think, overall, "Cassandra's Dream" is a very good film!
  • spaulsson
    December 13, 2009
    spaulsson
    Every time I decide to watch something from Woody Allen, I can be sure not to end up disappointed. He has a consistency that few directors have and if for some reason I don't find the story intriguing, I can always admire the photography, some interesting character or the acting....( read more) "Cassandra's Dream" reminds me of his brilliant "Match Point", because both involves great and rather complex stories about tragedies, and, not to forget, beautiful environments. Allen has gathered an impressive set of actors too, and it's a treat to watch them together. Thinking of all the great scripts Woody Allen has written lately, I think it should be illegal for him not to continue on this 1 movie/year he has been doing lately.
  • luiser2gh
    December 13, 2009
    luiser2gh
    Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor as brothers? YES!. In a Woody Allen's movie? YES!... The result? Mhm! Not as good as I'd expect! :S
  • FutureMrsNeeson
    December 2, 2009
    FutureMrsNeeson
    Ewan McGregor is in it so I NEED 2 SEE IT!!!!
  • iamthethinman
    November 21, 2009
    iamthethinman
    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.
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