Kenneth Branagh,
Emma Thompson,
Andy Garcia,
Derek Jacobi,
Robin Williams
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Set in contemporary Los Angeles as well as the Los Angeles of the 1940s, Dead Again explores a romance between two star-crossed lovers -- and the doomed passion they shared in their last lifetime. Los... read more
DVD Release Date: June 27, 2000
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August 9, 2011A woman arrives at a Catholic orphanage without her memory and subject to night terrors. The priest knows of a local detective, a graduate, who'll work for free ... so begins this mostly forgotten gem by Branagh wherein he quite literally throws in everything AND the kitchen sin... read more
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January 13, 2011I love this noir-ish Hitchcock style thriller. Its lots of fun as well. Husband and wife team (married 1989-95) Branagh and Thompson shine as the leads. Branagh also directs. It sounds cheesy, but its not: both leads play dual roles, in 1949 and the present, swapping genders. At ... read more
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December 10, 2010It's a pretty good thriller, but there are aspects about it that bother me. The score is completely over-the-top and the final minutes I was laughing all the way through. Other than that, it wasn't too bad.
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October 20, 2010While some of the dramatics are turned up to Spanish soap-opera levels, the script and story are solid overall.
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September 29, 2009This is actually a really good, and often overlooked movie! Andy Garcia is very good, you just have to get past Branagh?s awful accent!
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December 3, 2008Excellent thriller about a woman (Emma Thompson) who has nightmares about a murder. Kenneth is the private detective who helps solve the case. This movie is erry and I couldn't look at a pair of scissors for a long time!
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October 13, 2008Dead Again is a well done mystery and suspense. Emma Thompson plays a lady whom in present day has amnesia and has reoccurring nightmares of a woman dying in the 40's. A detective (Branagh) take on the case and tries to help the bothered lady by brining her to sessions for hypnos... read more
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August 18, 2007A cool reincarnation murder mystery which uses past-life regression to reveal some clues.
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July 1, 2007Stupid damn movie. There's flashes of brilliance in the tone and presentation, mostly helped out by Emma Thompson's layered and interesting performance (with material that really gives her little to work with). In fact, all the performances are pretty neat because they double ove... read more
Critic Reviews
October 25, 2010
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
July 6, 2010
Variety Staff, Variety
Director and star Kenneth Branagh brings the same zest and bravura style to this actors' romp of a mystery-thriller as he did to Henry V. Full Review
May 20, 2003
Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
A big, convoluted, entertainingly dizzy romantic mystery melodrama. It's also another coup de cinema for Mr. Branagh. Full Review
May 12, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
A miscalculation from a prodigious talent who has forgotten that you squeeze the life out of romance when you don't give it space to breathe.
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
I am a particular pushover for movies like this, movies that could go on the same list with Rebecca, Wuthering Heights or Vertigo. Full Review
January 1, 2000
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
An achievement that rivals Hitchcock's best work and stands out as one of the most intriguing and memorable thrillers of the 1990s. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Overwrought and overly facile look at accounts payable in the afterlife. Full Review
August 23, 1991
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
The movie isn't just unpretentious; it's garishly, thrillingly vulgar. Full Review
August 31, 2011
Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
It's a restless yet highly organized effort, displaying the director's desire to not just passively assemble a movie, but to rattle the senses as well. Full Review
October 25, 2010
Angie Errigo, Empire Magazine
The mixture of gritty noir and supernatural shenanigans sits uneasily, but the film may simply be too bizarre to work at all. Full Review
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