Review of Cassandra's Dream (2007) by John R — 10 May 2011

Ignore the critics. 'Cassandra's Dream' is an overlooked Woody Allen minor masterpiece. The film is a thrilling morality tale heavy in symbolism and aided by a exceptional score by Philip Glass. Colin Ferrell gives his best performance. The script is tight with a lot of classic literary gimmicks that work and witty dialogue. Allen's directing is outstanding and makes lust, greed, and moral crises enjoyable. The brilliant cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond (worked with Altman) adds great camera work (one scene where the brothers talk to their uncle is amazing) and stylish landscape photography.

Critics just think they're big and like to bash Allen and always, in every review, they mention his 'good old days' and that just shows their ignorance towards Allen's work - ignore them, this film is remarkable.