Cassandra's Dream
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Movie Reviews of Cassandra's Dream
Movie Review: The love and game: the strings of life!
Summary: 5 Stars
Since the times of "Mighty Aphrodite" the genial Woody Allen seems to have found a never ending vein of possibilities, blending the essential roots of the Greek tragedy with the classic patterns of the Noir Film.
As a matter of fact, if "Match Point" was one of his most supreme achievements until this date, "Cassandra ` s dream" is the perfect vehicle to carve in relief the existential anguish and the primary scream for two working class brothers who aspire to escape from his quotidian environment.
Every one of them wants to be recognized and admired, playing the game of a wealthy uncle, who is for their mother, the symbol of success, and the real support along his years of childhood and youth.
So, we have the greedy mother, the ruthless uncle who is a real wolf of the finances and regards the existence like a poker game. "Family is family and blood and blood" is his honour` s code, the fatal statement which will open the Pandora's box , leading the viewer to be witness of what the unsatisfying thirst of ambition and greed .
Once more, we are in front of one the most intelligently written and better conceived scripts of this tireless filmmaker, where the brain sees to impose itself into a world eminently emotional where nobody is totally innocent.
Both brothers appear like the sides of a coin, one represents the wounded conscious, while the other is the symbol of the pragmatism. A similar dramatic device who reminded me to Sean Penn `s "Indian runner".
Watch it, because it's absolutely gratifying from start to finish.
Movie Review: Masterpiece! Neo-Nazi's need not read! Review is protected under the Constitution!
Summary: 5 Stars
Most people aren't qualified to give an opinion as to whether or not Soap is a cleaning product. Roger Ebert is a proud anti-semite. Hollywood and their Rags hate Woody Allen as they make no money from his films. I have known Mr. Allen for over 35 years. He is the ONLY Bona Fide Genius making films today.
Cassandra's Dream is a Masterwork. It's cast is 2nd rate with exception to Ewan. If you are simply angry that this film is not Annie Hal, you have been out of touch for almost 2 decades. This is a wonderful Morality Play and it is executed as perfectly as Allen could make it (due to lack of acting talent). His finest films - Shadow's and Fog, Crimes and Misdemeanors and Deconstructing Harry received no praise. Neither did this beauty. Woody does not care!Buy it and enjoy the last truly Brilliant American film maker (Best since another JEW, Chaplin).
Movie Review: A great thriller and drama !
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know why this movie has received so many negative reviews. I think its an excellent thriller, at times bordering on the drama genre, but due to the excitment it creates it never really leaves the thriller genre.
The acting was very good and convincing, but it was the story that I liked the most. Its basically about the question: How far would you go to make your dreams true? In this movie that question is never an easy one to answer, because it involves a murder in order to get to the dream.
I think that Woody Allan has made another great movie after his excellent Match Point. He seems to have a real liking when it comes to moral dilemmas. Anyway, I don't want to give away the story, so if you like a good plot, good acting and the thriller genre, you can't go wrong with this one.
Movie Review: Cassandra's Dream
Summary: 5 Stars
Cassandra's DreamWoody Allen's new film puts two brothers, played by Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell (using English, South End Accents) in a moral dilemma in this classic Greek drama. Allen plays the actors against type; McGregor is the strong one and Farrell is the weak one. This is a brilliant choice because they both get to show some acting chops. Farrell is especially good as the tortured brother. I will not spoil the ending, but I am sure you all know that Woody likes a Greek tragedy, and that having the brothers name their boat "Cassandra's Dream", after a winner in a race, was no random choice. It is not a big splashy film for Allen, but it works, because the characters are faced with odds over their heads.Movie Review: Dark, gripping crime drama
Summary: 5 Stars
In the quick, quiet flashes of the opening credits, the inexorable rhythm of the film is established. The steady pace with which the opening scenes limn the characters and set the plot elements in motion create a feeling of grim inevitablility that traps the viewer in a noir-like grip of guilt, entanglement, conflicting loyalties and moral doubt. This tight, well-acted drama follows some bad decisions to their tragic outcomes, exploring ideas of family, loyalty, and even exitential confrontations with meaning. A very thought provoking crime drama, taut, well-acted, and edited for maximum tension. Gripping and rewarding.