Review 147: Cassandra's Dream

Cassandra's Dream is an wonderfully engrossing, smartly written and beautifully tragic drama film



Terry (Colin Farrell) and Ian Blaine (Ewan McGregor) are two brothers who live in South London. Ian, a restauranteur, is in love with Angela Stark (Hayley Atwell) a gorgeous actress and Terry wins big a dog track and buys a yacht. Their luck soon changes when Terry's gambling addiction sinks him lower into debt.
The two brothers then turn to their wealthy uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) for a loan, which he is happy to provide in exchange for one little favor: Kill a whistle blowing colleague.

Woody Allen's direction is  the cinematography is beautiful and captures the naturalism of London. The score by Philip Glass is

Ewan McGregor and Colin Farrell are excellent in their