Movie Title: Flatliners
Grade: D+
Rating: PG-13,
108 minutes
In a Nutshell: I
really liked the original Flatliners movie with 1990 Kevin Bacon, so I was interested to
see how this remake would compare.
I was pleased to see Keifer Sutherland appear in this movie, since he was in the original, although his role is much different.
Speaking of the original, it’s better.
I was pleased to see Keifer Sutherland appear in this movie, since he was in the original, although his role is much different.
Speaking of the original, it’s better.
Uplifting theme:
- I
liked the phrase “dialogue of human knowledge” that Kiefer Sutherland’s
character talked about.
- Life,
death, and somewhere in between.
- Take responsibility
for your actions. The message at the end is explained by one of the characters when she says, "It's not enough to apologize. We have to face up to what we've done and then forgive ourselves."
- Restitution for wrongs committed in the past.
Things I liked:
- I
liked the idea of exploring near death experiences, but the film goes into a jump-scare horror genre, rather than taking a deeper philosophical approach.
- SPOILER: Ellen Page is fun to watch in anything,
so I was surprised that she actually dies half-way through the movie,
leaving us with characters that aren’t as interesting.
Things I didn’t like:
· It tries to be a thriller-horror movie, as
well as a medical thriller, but the mixture is very messy and makes the flow of the movie die.
- Stupid
sound effects.
- It never explains certain aspects of the plot, like how the med students are able to be physically touched by their hallucinations.
Tips for
parents:
- Deadly
car crash.
- Creepy
jumps and scares.
- Med
students volunteer to die. Make sure your kids know that is extremely dangerous and stupid!
- Pre-marital
sex.
- A girl
flips the bird.
- Some profanity.
MOVIE REVIEW MOM
@trinaboice
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