Cassandra's Dream

A surprise ending is the highlight of this poorly paced, dull, predictable Woody Allen film about a superficial, smooth-talking, ambitious entrepreneur (Ewan McGregor) who is desperate to get out from under the thumb of his working-class parents (John Benfield and Claire Higgens) at their family-owned restaurant at all cost and to impress a flashy, manipulative actress (Hayley Atwell) with whom he has fallen in love, but when his insalubrious, underhanded, and persuasive wealthy uncle (Tom Wilkinson) presents him with an unsavory solution to his money problems and he coerces his dubious, alcoholic, gambling-addicted auto mechanic brother (Colin Farrell) to help him murder an incriminating witness (Phil Davis), guilt and greed make for a tragic outcome.
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