Like Woody Allen's MATCH POINT (2005), CASSANDRA'S DREAM looks like a psychological thriller, in this case one in which two lower-class London brothers agree to commit murder for a rich uncle who is able to help both achieve their dreams. But the thrills are few and the expository dialogue tediously overwhelming in this preachy cautionary tale about getting too big for one's britches.
Ian Blaine (Ewan McGregor) has always dreamed of making a success of himself like his maternal uncle Howard (Tom Wilkinson), who rose from nothing to own a chain of cosmetic -surgery clinics that stretch from Hollywood to China. But somehow none of Ian's sharp investments have...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
105 mins