Flatliners (2017)

Flatliners is a 2017 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by Ben Ripley. The film is both a stand-alone sequel to and remake of the 1990 film of the same name, and stars Elliot Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, and Kiersey Clemons. It follows five medical students who attempt to conduct experiments that produce near-death experiences.

The film was released in cinemas on September 29, 2017 in the USA.

Plot
Five medical students embark on a daring and dangerous experiment to gain insight into the mystery of what lies beyond the confines of life. The bold adventure begins when they trigger near-death experiences by stopping their hearts for short periods of time. As their trials become more perilous, each must confront the sins from their past while facing the paranormal consequences of journeying to the other side.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) The plot is anti-climatic and rushed.
 * 2) There wasn't enough communication between the cast and crew and it feels like everyone is in a different movie.
 * 3) The sound and special effects used in the film are awful and are easy to tell that they're fake.
 * 4) Most of the characters are unlikable and impossible to root for.
 * 5) Courtney (the main character of the film) dies in the middle of the film.
 * 6) The original film was rated R while the remake was lowered to a PG-13 rating. In fact, there are several scenes that make you question whether or not the film should be rated R.
 * 7) It tarnishes the reputation of the original film which was actually pretty scary, emotional, and creative.
 * 8) The film is so boring. It's not even scary at all.
 * 9) Too many overused jump scares.
 * 10) Despite being a stand-alone sequel, nobody knows that of a subtitle for the film and it was ultimately given the same name as the original. This confused audiences as it feels like a reboot.
 * 11) Many characters of the original film had absent.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The soundtrack is really nice by Nathan Barr.
 * 2) Some of the actors put up a decent performance.
 * 3) At least Kiefer Sutherland and Peter Filardi were invited to the film.

Reception
Flatliners was negatively reviewed by critics and audiences, who generally remarked that it repeated the problems of the original in failing to do justice to its interesting premise. On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 4% based on 76 reviews and an average rating of 3.53/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Flatliners falls flat as a horror movie and fails to improve upon its source material, rendering this reboot dead on arrival.". On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating to reviews, the film has a weighted average score of 27 out of 100 based 20 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale, while PostTrak reported filmgoers gave it a 66% overall positive score and a 46% "definite recommend".

Box office
Despite the negative reception, Flatliners was a moderate box office success, grossing $45 million worldwide on a $19 million budget.

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