Flatliners (2017)

With plenty of good looking people, sex and good camera work, Flatliners is a mediocre film that I don't regret watching. The movie starts off somewhat slow but kicks into gear in the second half. Ellen Page, Diego Luna and Nina Dobrev bring life to their characters (pun intended) while the others give flat performances. Instead of going full on horror, there is a balance between the supernatural and science aspects. It's also not one of those movies where the characters don't stand a chance like Final Destination. It didn't really scare me personally but I found it interesting.

I loved the original movie Flatliners. It's nice to see Kiefer Sutherland back in this version but it's in no way a sequel, he's a totally different character (who is not in this movie enough in my opinion) and this is a remake or re-imagining or however you want to label it.This movie isn't bad but it's not very good either. It's just coasting off the original like so many remakes do in recent years. The original had an amazing cast and a lot of charm. It wasn't brilliant by any means but it was much more original and easier to buy into than this one.

Joel Schumacher's overly stylish med students-kill-and-resurrect-themselves-for-kicks thriller was one of the more original films of 1990. Nobody was desperate for a remake, but with Ellen Page and original star Kiefer Sutherland on board, the going looked good. Alas, the result looks like a straight-to-DVD thriller with Page, Sutherland and a barely understandable Diego Luna heading a no-name cast. Once more eclectic med students decide to endure short-term death for the sake of hyper intelligence: the latter aspect a bit like Limitless. Naturally there's a price as demons from their past come back to haunt them. It starts off well. But once the dream turns into a nightmare, it looks like every thriller from the past 30 years. Flashes of The Ring and Final Destination will leave you rolling your eyes. Director Niels Arden Oplev did a great job with the original Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but here he's still sold short with a humdrum script. Flatline it does. 5/10

I think the premise of the movie is great, it builds to something really good. Then it falls flat on its face. I think half way through it becomes predictable and even a bit boring. Should have really made it scary, not just go through the motions. Its been a long time since I've seen the original which I don't remember being remarkable, this remake didn't really add anything. This movie is watchable, but nothing to write home about