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6.9/10   17,276 votes
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Writer (WGA):
Woody Allen (written by)
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Release Date:
26 October 2007 (Spain) more
Tagline:
How far will you go to make your dreams come true? more
Plot:
The tale of two brothers with serious financial woes. When a third party proposes they turn to crime, things go bad and the two become enemies. full summary | add synopsis
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(28 articles)
Woody Allen's Tall Dark Stranger
 (From EmpireOnline. 26 October 2009, 11:46 PM, PDT)

Woody Allen Meets a 'Tall Dark Stranger'
 (From Cinematical. 26 October 2009, 5:10 PM, PDT)

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Crossing the Line of Morality more (109 total)
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ewan McGregor ... Ian

Colin Farrell ... Terry
Peter-Hugo Daly ... Boat Owner (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
John Benfield ... Father
Clare Higgins ... Mother
Ashley Madekwe ... Lucy (as Ashley Medekwe)

Andrew Howard ... Jerry
Hayley Atwell ... Angela
Sally Hawkins ... Kate
Keith Smee ... Terry's Track Mate
Stephen Noonan ... Mel
Dan Carter ... Fred

Richard Lintern ... Director
Jennifer Higham ... Helen
Lee Whitlock ... Mike
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Le rêve de Cassandre (France)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some sexual material and brief violence.
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108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Sally Hawkins dyed her hair blonde for the film. more
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Continuity: When Colin Farrell's character faces his brother with his murder problems at his brother's apartment, the bottle of whiskey comes out twice after changing camera shot angle. more
Quotes:
Ian: Would you sleep with a director to get a part?
Angela: Well, that depends on the part, and who the director is, and how much I'd had to drink.
Ian: It's not a very comforting answer.
Angela: I didn't like the question.
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15 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Crossing the Line of Morality, 21 September 2008
7/10
Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In London, the loser brothers from a working-class family, Ian (Ewan McGregor) and Terry (Colin Farrell), buy a second-hand sailboat name Cassandra's Dream for their leisure. Ian poses of big shot and has big dreams, saving money to invest in two hotels in California while the unstable Terry is an alcoholic gambler addicted in pills and mechanic. When Terry loses a great amount in a card game, Ian lends his savings to pay part of the sum Terry owes to loan sharks. When their wealthy uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson) arrives in London coming from China, the brothers see the chance to borrow the money they need to quit the debt with the loan sharks and to invest in the hotel. However, Howard asks them to get rid of his former associated Martin Burns (Phil Davis) that is threatening him and his businesses. Ian and Terry have to decide whether they shall cross the line and help family or face the lack the money to resolve their issues.

"Cassandra's Dream" is a tragic thriller where the plot point is the moral decision of two simple but honest brothers whether they should cross the line, commit murder and live with that later. Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor have great performances and their characters are perfectly developed; Hayley Atwell is extremely gorgeous. However, Martin Burns is not well-developed, maybe intentionally by the writer and director Woody Allen, to keep a distance from the viewer the same way Ian and Terry do in the story. The tension in the plot is limited, actually prevailing the dramatic moral fight of Terry and Ian later in this engaging movie. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Sonho de Cassandra" ("The Cassandra's Dream")

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