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Dead Again

How many times can you die for love?

1991 · 1h 47m · R Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by Kenneth Branagh

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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.

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All reviews
83%
Tomatometer
Fresh

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.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Fresh

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.

Variety Staff, Variety
Rotten

Branagh's lame stab at a romantic psychological thriller makes no sense.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

A big, convoluted, entertainingly dizzy romantic mystery melodrama. It's also another coup de cinema for Mr. Branagh.

Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times
Rotten

Branagh's contemporary American accent is annoying, and the film's constant inter-cutting of past and present lives becomes laughable.

Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune

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