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Roger Ebert, noted critic of the Chicago Sun-Times, gave the film a glowing four star review, drawing comparisons to the works of Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock, stating, " Dead Again is Kenneth Branagh once again demonstrating that he has a natural flair for bold theatrical gesture.

If Henry V, the first film he directed and starred in, caused people to compare him to Olivier, Dead Again will inspire comparisons to Welles and Hitchcock-and the Olivier of Hitchcock's Rebecca.

I do not suggest Branagh is already as great a director as Welles and Hitchcock, although he has a good start in that direction.

What I mean is that his spirit, his daring, is in the same league.

He is not interested in making timid movies.

" Noted online critic James Berardinelli also gave the film a four star review, praising Branagh's direction and all levels of the production from the screenplay by Scott Frank to Patrick Doyle's score, stating, "... Branagh has combined all of these cinematic elements into an achievement that rivals Hitchcock's best work and stands out as one of the most intriguing and memorable thrillers of the 1990s.