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Dead Again (1991)
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British thespian and sophomore director Kenneth Branagh follows up his adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V with this abrupt change of pace, a slick, stylish thriller evocative of Hitchcock, classic film noir, and gothic shockers. Sporting an exaggerated American accent, Branagh stars as L.A. private eye Mike Church, a hard-boiled but softhearted detective who takes on the case of a mysterious amnesiac (Branagh's then-real-life wife, Emma Thompson). With the help of an offbeat furniture dealer and part-time hypnotist (Derek Jacobi), Grace (as Mike has named her) dredges up her hidden memories. Little do they realize that her...
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Dead Again Movie Review by Zara  (1/24/2007) |
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I've always found it interesting that DEAD AGAIN is consistently referred to as a modern attempt at film noir. I've always wanted to throw a dictionary at those who used this descriptive, enlightening them with the fact that film noir is a style of film-making with dark and ominous tones, with an ending filled with...
(complete Dead Again review by Zara)
There is some question as to whether this is noir or not. Modern noir? Who really cares, as it was a great story by Scott Frank (Out of Sight, get Shorty) and very capable direction by Kenneth Branagh.
Branagh also played two characters in a film that was apparently going one direction and completely went somewhere else....
(complete Dead Again review by Movie Addict)
| Dead Again Movie Review by Jarrod (1/7/2008) |
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'Dead Again' is probably Kenneth Branagh's best film not based on a Shakespearean play. It is one of his finest achievements as a director, and it was only his second feature. It pays homage to Hitchcock, a romantic murder mystery, similar to Spellbound or Rebecca, but it never shamelessly imitates either of them,...
(complete Dead Again review by Jarrod)
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