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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 respective mechanic and restaurant jobs. Hard-drinking Terry (Farrell) has a weakness for gambling, while brother Ian (McGregor) .. Read more

Starring	Ewan McGregor, Colin Farrell, Tom Wilkinson, Hayley Atwell
Director	Woody Allen
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Youve got to admire the energy of Woody Allen whos made a film a year since the mid-1960s. But his... read more on Time Out
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- - Wally Hammond
  - Time Out
  - 15 May 2009 at 01:13
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  - 4
  Poor Woody
  
  Woody Allen's third London murder story in a row but without the style or suspense of 'Match Point' or the humour (or Allen himself) of 'Scoop&#... read more »
  
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  - Stiofan
  - 38 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 14 Jun 2008 at 15:41
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  - 0
  Ridiculous and unrealistic
  
  Preposterous, ridiculous and unrealistic. The storyline is slow and boring, all the acting (apart from Sally Hawkins) is stage-like and wooden, and it just ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 12 Feb 2012 at 22:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Nightmare
  
  I originally saw this on an aeroplane high over Russia - and turned it off as the acting and accents were so poor. Boredom persuaded me to watch the end and the... read more »
  
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- 1071539
- - a customer
  - Essex, England
  - 08 Dec 2011 at 16:12
- - 0
  - 0
  Is 'The Room' better?
  
  such a dissapointment, two great actors trying to pull of half cockney accents just does not work, a decent plotline but so poorly executed I feel ashamed and ... read more »
  
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- - burko92
  - 2 reviews
  - Worksop
  - 12 Aug 2011 at 05:38
- - 0
  - 0
  Could do much better
  
  Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor are both decent actors, but why oh why does Woody Allen insist on having British actors put on other British accents, which they... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 Jul 2011 at 19:45
- - 0
  - 0
  Woody's wooden tops strike out
  
  Even after some of the other reviews I was surprised at how poor this movie is. An American director with two leading men who are Scottish and Irish playing ... read more »
  
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- - Steverhard
  - 9 reviews
  - East Sussex
  - 19 Jun 2011 at 04:46
- - 0
  - 0
  Disturbing, dark and dangerous
  
  I thought the plot had a very twisted dark humour to it and it is a Woody Allan classic. Once again he brings to light mankind and his countless flaws in a ... read more »
  
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- 991594
- - a customer
  - 11 May 2011 at 14:45
- - 2
  - 1
  An awful, awful film
  
  Let me make clear - I like Woody Allen. Annie Hall and Manhattan are two of my very favourite films, and even later efforts such as Whatever Works are very ... read more »
  
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- - Onionseller
  - St Albans
  - 12 Apr 2011 at 15:39
- - 0
  - 1
  didn't float my boat but maybe my boat's no good
  
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  Maybe it's me.Maybe I'm not clever enough. Can't catch the calssical references or whatever. Shakespeare? Greek? 2 brothers both with different ... read more »
  
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- - jalk
  - 25 reviews
  - sambourne
  - 26 Mar 2011 at 12:25
- - 0
  - 0
  Lofty ambitions, woeful performances.
  
  I'm a huge fan of Woody Allen, but this drama was a great disappointment. The story is decent enough (Greek tragedy lite, you might say) but the ... read more »
  
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- 966836
- - ArtySmokes
  - 24 reviews
  - Westcliff-on-sea
  - 22 Feb 2011 at 18:48
- - 1
  - 0
  Yuck horrid
  
  Very disappointing - I stuck with it hoping Ewan McG might rescue it but I wasted my time...unconvincing characters, a poor script which tretched credulity and ... read more »
  
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- - docspud
  - 2 reviews
  - Windlesham, surrey
  - 08 Feb 2011 at 19:26
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- - 31
  - 4
  Poor Woody
  
  Woody Allen's third London murder story in a row but without the style or suspense of 'Match Point' or the humour (or Allen himself) of 'Scoop&#... read more »
  
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- 576086
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  - Stiofan
  - 38 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 14 Jun 2008 at 15:41
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  Doesn't deserve the bad press
  
  At the outset, I think it's necessary to point out that, as everyone knows, Woody Allen is a very controversial figure. Due to this, I therefore feel the ... read more »
  
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- - dmackroyd
  - 1 review
  - Blackpool
  - 01 Jul 2008 at 19:52
- - 17
  - 6
  Awful
  
  Didn't see a review... But this is possibly the worst film I have ever seen - thankfully having a cineworld card I didn't pay directly for this one...
  
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- 568997
- - LarryRed
  - 8 reviews
  - London
  - 26 May 2008 at 20:10
- - 10
  - 1
  Woody Allen and another British movie...
  
  Cassandra’s Dream - (Released in the UK in 2008)
  
  Another Woody Allen Film filmed and set in the UK – this seems to becoming quite a habit ... read more »
  
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- - VANTERHEYDEN
  - 10 reviews
  - London
  - 21 Jul 2008 at 04:13
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  - 0
  Cassandra's Dream
  
  I’m just gonna come out and say it. I like this film. I really, really liked it.
  
  …of course I realise that I am a lone voice in the ... read more »
  
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- - Wynter
  - 75 reviews
  - UK
  - 08 Sep 2008 at 17:26
- - 4
  - 1
  Please help me!
  
  Oh my god this film was painful to watch. Both my partner and I wanted to turn it off straight away but we kept it on to see how bad it was and YES it was bad. ... read more »
  
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- 670939
- - a customer
  - Manchester
  - 10 Dec 2008 at 08:40
- - 2
  - 0
  oh dear
  
  what an odd film , a good idea that goes nowhere , did Woody get bored toward the end , i think so ,as for acting ,,,,,there isnt any , I want to say something ... read more »
  
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- - jezzap
  - 3 reviews
  - Hampton
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 23:26
- - 2
  - 0
  CASSANDRA'S SNOOZE!
  
  By far the most watchable thing I've seen from Allen. I just don't get the bloke. Stella cast, but ultimately unfulfilling. Oh, and Outhwaite fans, ... read more »
  
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- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 22 Sep 2009 at 10:04
- - 2
  - 0
  CASSANDRA'S SNOOZE!
  
  By far the most watchable thing I've seen from Allen. I just don't get the bloke. Stella cast, but ultimately unfulfilling. Oh, and Outhwaite fans, ... read more »
  
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- 813292
- - Norman Barry
  - Surrey, England.
  - 22 Sep 2009 at 10:04
- - 2
  - 1
  An awful, awful film
  
  Let me make clear - I like Woody Allen. Annie Hall and Manhattan are two of my very favourite films, and even later efforts such as Whatever Works are very ... read more »
  
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- 981545
- - Onionseller
  - St Albans
  - 12 Apr 2011 at 15:39

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- Cassandra's Dream
  
  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 respective mechanic and restaurant jobs. Hard-drinking Terry (Farrell) has a weakness for gambling, ...