Review of Dead Again (1991) by Alexander C — 18 Nov 2012

Has some pretty good writing from Scott Frank. Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson and Robin Williams all do a good job but overall I didn't find it very entertaining.

This review of Dead Again (1991) was written by Alexander C on 18 Nov 2012.

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