Dead Again stars Kenneth Branagh as Mike Church, a man who is asked to pick up a woman played by Emma Thompson as she has had a terrible nightmare about a crime regarding Roman and Margaret Strauss, a couple also played in the film by Branagh and Thompson in which Margaret is murdered and Roman tried and executed for the crime, but things are not quite what they seem.
If that plot synopsis sounded a little complicated, then rest assured the film is anything but, it is simply a terrific achievement by Branagh who keeps a tight rein on the ship and makes sure nothing gets too out of hand, Branagh, Thompson, Derek Jacobi, Robin Williams, Wayne Knight and Andy Garcia are all really good in their roles and the score by Patrick Doyle really helps to form the identity of the film, being both quite and tense in all the right places.
One thing I also must mention is Matthew Leonetti's cinematography, it really helps to delinate the two timelines in a way that it clears up for the viewer where they are, the 1940's material is in Black and White and the 1990's material is in Colour, a great move and one that is most appreciated as the B&W material looks terrific.
Sadly though, if the film were to be released today it would immediately be seized upon as a rip off of last year's Inception due to the familiarity of the subject matter and that is a real shame as Dead Again deserves to stand on its two feet as a great film in its own right.
All in all, a really good movie that deserves to be seen, it's a real shame that Branagh's Thor movie wasn't as clear cut and enjoyable as this movie, 4 and a half out of 5.
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