You only die twice

Movie
German title	You only die twice
Original title	Second Nature
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	2003
length	87 minutes
Age rating	FSK 16
Rod
Director	Ben Bolt
script	E. Max Frye
production	Lars MacFarlane , Craig McNeil
music	Rupert Gregson-Williams , Alastair King
camera	Vernon Layton
cut	Alex Mackie
occupation
Alec Baldwin : Paul Kane Powers Boothe : Kelton Reed Louise Lombard : Dr. Harriet Fellows Philip Jackson : Lawrence moment Leigh Zimmerman : Dr. Shepherd Michele Austin : Nurse Pip Torrens : Frank Courtney Rowan : Emily Kane Cornelia Winter : Amanda Kane Daisy Donovan : Kristina Kane / Amy O'Brien

You die only twice (Original title: Second Nature ) is an American science fiction - thriller from the year 2003 . Directed by Ben Bolt , the screenplay was written by E. Max Frye .

action

Paul Kane's wife and daughters die in a plane disaster; Kane himself falls into a coma . After waking up, he first suffers from amnesia . He later learns that he previously worked as a secret agent and hit man. In this capacity he worked for Kelton Reed in London .

Kane returns to his previous job and travels to Amsterdam . However, it turns out that he is unsuitable as a contract killer because he cannot make up his mind to kill. Kane is then hunted down by his clients and killed at the end of the film.

Reviews

Film-Dienst wrote that the film is a “predictable agent thriller that has more disappointments than surprises in store” and “at best arouses a touch of interest through its mix of numerous genre films” .

Cinema magazine called the film an "amnesia thriller to watch and forget" . It is "exciting thanks to the many twists and turns" , but the action scenes and dialogues seem cheap. Baldwin looks "pretty chubby" for a hit man .

The magazine TV14 19/2008 wrote that the film offered a "dark, exciting game of confusion" .

backgrounds

The film was shot in Amsterdam and London . It was produced for US television, but first released on DVD in some countries, such as the Netherlands. The premiere in Germany took place on December 8, 2003 on ZDF .

Web links

• You die only twice in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• You die only twice at Rotten Tomatoes (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} You only die twice in the Lexicon of International Films , accessed on September 16, 2008
2. ↑ Cinema , accessed September 16, 2008
3. ↑ TV14 19/2008, page 105
4. ^ Filming locations for Second Nature , accessed September 16, 2008
5. ↑ Release dates for Second Nature , accessed September 16, 2008