As the twists come thick and fast and the plot gets progressively more and more baroque, Branagh shows himself to be at least as intelligent as Brian De Palma in delivering over-the-top stylistic filigree.
Dead Again
How many times can you die for love?
1991 · 1h 47m · R
Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Directed by
Kenneth Branagh
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Dead Again
Overview
In 1949, composer Roman Strauss is executed for the murder of his wife. In 1990s Los Angeles, a detective comes across a mute amnesiac woman who is somehow linked to the Strauss murder.
Director and cast
- Kenneth Branagh Director
- Kenneth Branagh as Roman Strauss / Mike Church
- Emma Thompson as Grace
- Andy Garcia as Gray Baker
- Lois Hall as Constance
- Robin Williams as Doctor Cozy Carlisle
- Richard Easton as Father Timothy
- Wayne Knight as Pete Dugan
- Jo Anderson Cast
- Patrick MontesDeOca Cast
- Raymond Cruz Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
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.
Branagh's lame stab at a romantic psychological thriller makes no sense.
A big, convoluted, entertainingly dizzy romantic mystery melodrama. It's also another coup de cinema for Mr. Branagh.
Branagh's contemporary American accent is annoying, and the film's constant inter-cutting of past and present lives becomes laughable.
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