Woody Allen's "CASSANDRA'S DREAM".

I was never a huge fan of Woody Allen, so I really wasn't expecting any big surprises, or a movie with much  creative  make-up. Woody Allen's resume is supported buy some very good movie roles,  and has shared the screen with some fine actors. Allen's style is to predicable, things just fall apart, or seem to be left undone. In Cassandra's Dream, ,  where there should be a continuous stream of intrigue, and cleverness, there is none. At the very beginning of Cassandra's Dream, Woody Allen has what seems to be a great idea, and begins the movie with a bit of intrigue. But, that's the extend of the thought, he just waltzes through the rest of the movie as if he just wanted to finish without cultivating any more suspense. This film had the potential to be a really fine film.

Cassandra's Dream was simply okay, predictable Woody Allen. The movie would've been a really fine suspenseful mystery. It had many options available for creative exploration. He should have allowed himself to explore some of them. Instead, some parts were left empty and the ending typical Woody Allen. The acting was superb. A story that had the potential to be one of the years best mystery's certainly fell way short. Maybe next time Woody Allen will allow himself to dig a little deeper into thought and develop something special, he certainly had all the makings for it with this film.

BROADWAY basics

 Superb actors are performing up and down and across Broadway, wonderful sounds of song are being sung, awakening costumes,  it's Broadway.  Broadway basics - talking by the cast during the show's performance poops the production.  Dialogue carried on for too long  creates down time, quiet time, not good,  Broadway is  song and dance storytelling. This is Broadway, not TV, Film, or a book reading. When the performers sing & dance, oh, so beautiful. When you first hear the volume of voice you crave for endless song, when its absent,  impatiently you wait  for more. In many productions many of these extremely talented actors should have the opportunity to reveal more talent, it would  take  slight revisions in the script, along with some great songwriting. And the finale should be a  progressive build up to a bursting finale, full with energy, never just let it happen, not good. 

No talking, sing ladies and gentlemen , sing.