Dead Again (1991): Mike Church is a Los Angeles private detective who specializes in finding missing persons. He takes on the case of a mystery woman who he calls Grace. She is suffering from amnesia and has no memories of her own. (7.0)
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Writer: Scott Frank
Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Andy Garcia
Those who like this sort of stories seem to love this move. I grew up seeing this kind of, ahem, "coming back" stories in the newspapers more than once a year, so the idea is not all that novel to me. Having said that, this particular story contains quite a few twists; the acting is superb; the film noir style suites it very much. What is lacking is what should have been the front and center of the two storylines; strong romance between the leading characters. One critic points out that at the time this movie was made, Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson were married to each other, so perhaps they didn't want to bring the personal side to the screen also. But by suppressing that a bit, the movie has lost that strong emotional ties with the audience. My Rating: 6.5
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