Cassandra’s Dream
Starring:
Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Sally Hawkins,
Hayle…
Review:
Even in middling form, Woody Allen still knows how to get a few
licks in. Set in London, which energized his Match Point in 2005,
Cassandra’s Dream finds the Woodman mucking about in the
moral quicksand of one of his best films, 1989’s Crimes and
Misdemeanors. Two Cockney brothers, Ian (Ewan McGregor) and
Terry (Colin Farrell), are contemplating murder. Ian wants to dump
the restaurant he runs with dear old dad and take off for Hollywood
with wanna-be actress Angela (Hayley Atwell, a pale shadow in the
role Scarlett Johansson played to an erotic turn in Match
Point). Terry bought a boat, Cassandra’s Dream, with
his winnings from a dog race, but now he’s back in debt, and loan
sharks are advancing on his ass looking for payback he can’t
squeeze out of his earnings as a mechanic. Enter rich…
Rating: 2 Stars
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