Cassandra's Dream is the totally unbelievable story of the trouble two brothers living in London find themselves in (although neither actor playing a brother is actually English). Ewan McGregor plays Ian; Colin Farrell plays Terry. Farrell's Terry is the more interesting and complicated of the two, although they both do a good job with a script that seems too wacky to be true. (But what else should we expect from writer/director Woody Allen?) The actors also do a good job together. Even though they don't look or sound like brothers, they know each other so well that you can believe that they are, and you can start to see how, over the course of their lives, their relationship ended up shaped the way it is.Having said that, it's the best Colin Farrell movie I've ever seen, though. Watch In Bruges instead. Ditto for Ewan McGregor; try - oh, I don't know, pick one: Trainspotting, Black Hawk Down, Moulin Rouge, or even Big Fish.
Bottom line: reminds me of a slightly toned-down version of The Talented Mr. Ripley, right down to starring two cute boys! It's decent, but not great.
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