08-28-2015, 01:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-28-2015, 01:07 AM by APeacefulWarrior.)
So I've been on something of a kick recently for movies with a reincarnation gimmick, and I rewatched one of my favorite 80s movies that no one remembers these days: "Dead Again," starring Kenneth Branaugh and Emma Thompson, with Derek Jacobi, Wayne Knight, Andy Garcia, and Robin Williams costarring. It's a really neat neo-noir involving a detective trying to help an amnesiac rediscover her identity and, in the process, it starts to look like they're the reincarnates of doomed lovers from the 40s. As things develop, they grow increasingly paranoid that the other may end up repeating history, deliberately or not...
It's well-shot and well-acted, the scoring is fantastic, and it's got a truly unique script that has a lot of great twists. There isn't much spiritual value and discussions of karma are typically shallow (given when it was made) but it's a really fun ride just for the story and characters.
It's well-shot and well-acted, the scoring is fantastic, and it's got a truly unique script that has a lot of great twists. There isn't much spiritual value and discussions of karma are typically shallow (given when it was made) but it's a really fun ride just for the story and characters.