Cassandra's Dream (2008)
| Release Date: | January 18, 2008 (Limited) |
| On DVD: | May 27, 2008 |
| Genre: | Drama, Crime |
| Director: | Woody Allen |
| Writer: | Woody Allen |
| Cast: | Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Sally Hawkins, Hayley Atwell |
| Studio: | The Weinstein Company |
| Running Time: | 105 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexual material and some sexuality. |
Set in contemporary London, "Cassandra's Dream" is a powerful and thrilling story about two brothers (Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell) who are desperate to better their troubled lives. One is a chronic gambler in debt over his head, and the other is a young man in love with a beautiful actress (newcomer Hayley Atwell) he has recently met. Their lives gradually become entangled into a sinister situation with intense and unfortunate results. Written and directed by...
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Woody Allen is one of the most hit-or-miss directors working today, though critics tend to lean toward misses more often than not. I've actually enjoyed a lot of his recent works from Small Time Crooks to The Curse of the Jade Scorpion - and his serious film Match Point was my second favorite film of 2005 - but then again, he has also had movies like Hollywood Ending and Scoop to make me think twice. With his new film, Cassandra's Dream, I had high hopes as it starred two respectable actors and hints of the magic Allen achieved with Match Point. Unfortunately, it wasn't to be.
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