Dead Again(1991)

By far, my favourite film of Branagh's that he's directed. A solid mystery/thriller--the kind that's not done enough these days IMHO. Though he's certainly diversified his oeuvre recently, what with Disney remakes and even superhero films, I wish he had done a lot more like this one, rather than, high-quality as they are, a metric tonne of yet-more Shakespearean adaptations.

Reviewed on July 6, 2016

Kenneth Branagh's first film, **HENRY V**, was a critical triumph. But since it was a Shakespeare story, it is overlooked as high-brow. With **DEAD AGAIN** as his sophomore directorial effort, Branagh has a film for the popcorn crowd. If **HENRY V** was tonally like a Laurence Olivier film, **DEAD AGAIN** is tonally like an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Filmed in 2 eras, in both color and black and white, with characters…

Reviewed on February 2, 2022

Decent enough albeit convoluted as well, but I found it to be watchable and an interesting enough premise, although somewhat weird hearing Branaugh put on an American 'accent'. Nice seeing Robin Williams especially since his name isn't on the front cover. Nothing amazing but still worth checking out. **3.0/5**

Reviewed on June 23, 2025

I couldn't quite fathom the start of this film as PI "Church" (Kenneth Branagh) sports a rather strained American accent yet is hassled by locals for driving on the wrong side of the road. Anyway, after that introduction we learn that he is an expert with missing persons - just ask the freezer-inhabiting lapsed shrink "Cozy" (Robin Williams). Things take a bit of a different turn for the man, though, when he…

Reviewed on August 9, 2026