The ideas are so shamelessly out-there and imaginatively employed that it's hard not to get caught up in it all.

~ David Graham -

The ideas are so shamelessly out-there and imaginatively employed that it's hard not to get caught up in it all.

~ David Graham -

This cannot really be recommended as a cinematic experience. However, it's a thrilling piece of theatre, and a good chance to see two of the country's most capable actors at their best.

~ Jennie Kermode -

This cannot really be recommended as a cinematic experience. However, it's a thrilling piece of theatre, and a good chance to see two of the country's most capable actors at their best.

~ Jennie Kermode -

If Ustinov emphasised the humour of Poirot and Suchet the meticulousness, Branagh manages to bridge the two, while also bringing an unexpected note of soulfulness and melancholy to his performance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

If Ustinov emphasised the humour of Poirot and Suchet the meticulousness, Branagh manages to bridge the two, while also bringing an unexpected note of soulfulness and melancholy to his performance.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

A bit kitsch and over the top, but in a good way.

~ Jeff Robson -

A bit kitsch and over the top, but in a good way.

~ Jeff Robson -

Lacks originality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

Lacks originality.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The script is clunky and the plot cannot be taken seriously

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The script is clunky and the plot cannot be taken seriously

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

It seems some alloy of leaden and brazen.

~ Andrew Robertson -

It seems some alloy of leaden and brazen.

~ Andrew Robertson -

By this point in his career, Ken Branagh had found his voice and a set of skills to match his confidence.

~ James Benefield -

By this point in his career, Ken Branagh had found his voice and a set of skills to match his confidence.

~ James Benefield -

Despite the obligatory happy ending, Dead Again is an enjoyable experience.

~ Gabriella Trybalska -

Despite the obligatory happy ending, Dead Again is an enjoyable experience.

~ Gabriella Trybalska -

The reason Branagh's adaptation of the Charles Perrault tale is a success, is that it sticks fully to the formula of the story and doesn't try to do anything irritatingly postmodern with it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

The reason Branagh's adaptation of the Charles Perrault tale is a success, is that it sticks fully to the formula of the story and doesn't try to do anything irritatingly postmodern with it.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Branagh has an easy way with a camera and isn't afraid of sentiment, but he offsets this with a good line in comedy that cuts through the softer stuff like an astringent.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Branagh has an easy way with a camera and isn't afraid of sentiment, but he offsets this with a good line in comedy that cuts through the softer stuff like an astringent.

~ Amber Wilkinson -

Much Ado About Nothing was like being given a surprise invite to a lavish summer party in Tuscany; this feels more akin to being trapped in a 'back to nature' weekend theatre workshop where the actors are having a lot more fun than you.

~ Jeff Robson -

Much Ado About Nothing was like being given a surprise invite to a lavish summer party in Tuscany; this feels more akin to being trapped in a 'back to nature' weekend theatre workshop where the actors are having a lot more fun than you.

~ Jeff Robson -

Elton has free reign to give life to just about any flight of fancy, but what he produces is quite ordinary.

~ Donald Munro -

Elton has free reign to give life to just about any flight of fancy, but what he produces is quite ordinary.

~ Donald Munro -