Ok, everyone take my opinion with a massive grain of salt here as I seem to be the only person that likes this movie. Flatliners (2017) is a remake of the 1990 film of the same name. That movie while shockingly good is very dated and ripe for an update. However, this movie has been critically panned across the board with an almost unheard of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Honestly, I don't get it though; Flatliners (2017) had me on the edge of my seat from start to finish. Director Niels Arden Oplev superbly builds tension in every scene. The script from writer Ben Ripley (Source Code) was extremely compelling, had well placed comedic relief and made me care about every single character. All the cast here brings something interesting to their characters. Ellen Page is great as the lead and is easily the most compelling character of the group. Diego Luna (Rogue One) continues to impress me as an actor, delivering the most grounded performance of the film. Nina Dorbrev's character seemed very one note at first but as the plot progresses her character became more compelling by the minute. James Norton and Kiersey Clemons round out the main cast with great performances but easily the most underdeveloped characters of the group. Kiefer Sutherland who was the lead in the original Flatliners movie does have a very small role in this movie but don't be fooled it's purely a fan service cameo. He's playing an entirely new character. Despite the marketing might make you believe this isn't a straight-up horror movie. But don't worry this movie builds very well from a drama to suspense to straight up horror in its third act. My main flaw with this movie is there are clearly a few scenes that were left on the cutting room floor which makes for a few very awkward edits. But overall I had a total blast with Flatliners and if you are already interested in this movie it's definitely worth your time.
8.5/10
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