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Cassandra's Dream (2008)
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Reviews Counted:113
Fresh:52
Rotten:61
Average Rating:5.7/10
Consensus: Colin Farrell and Tom Wilkinson act up a storm in Cassandra's Dream, but Woody Allen's heavy-handed symbolism and foreshadowing drains the plot of all tension.
Theatrical Release:Jan 18, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $871,646
Synopsis: Woody Allen wrote and directed this London-set feature, a modern noir with black comic trimmings. Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor play working class brothers who dream of better things than their... [More]
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Sally Hawkins
Director: Woody Allen
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Reviews for Cassandra's Dream
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By no means is this lukewarm drama Woody Allen's worst work, but it's no dream, either. Full Review |
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 2.5/4 |
Farrell and McGregor bring much to their roles...to make Cassandra's Dream an effective and chilling ride. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Cassandra's Dream is, in fact, not the worst film in the Woodman's oeuvre. But it does tend to underline his weaknesses. Full Review |
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2/4 |
It's enough to make you pine for the good old days -- back when life was only partly ironic and Woody was totally funny. Full Review |
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1/5 |
Woody Allen still insists on making movies at the rate of one a year, but he clearly needs to slow down. A lot. Full Review |
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These characters not only don't talk like working-class Londoners, they don't talk like anyone. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
At this point, I guess we should just applaud Allen for his work ethic. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Disappointing, badly overwritten drama from Woody Allen, rendered almost unwatchable by dreadful Cockney accents from McGregor and Farrell. Full Review |
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By the time the blokes played by McGregor and Farrell get around to confronting their misdeeds, they're the only ones who care. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The problem is, you don’t feel the human sweat and strain in Cassandra’s Dream, despite game work from Farrell and McGregor. There are plenty of ideas and themes and no people of distinctive interest to enliven them. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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 |
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2/4 |
Although all the performances are remarkable, the actors can't break free from the too neat-and-tidy script. Full Review |
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1/5 |
A clumsy, clichéd morality play that may actually represent the lowest point of Allen’s recently chequered career. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Woody Allen’s neurotic-speak works wonders coming from a New Yorker, but coming from a Brit? Not so much. Full Review |
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The writing is terrific as are the performances by Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor who play brothers with dreams beyond their means. Full Review |
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8/10 |
This is Colin Farrell's best work in years and proof that Woody Allen is an old dog, and these are new tricks. Full Review |
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