Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience - g... Read allFive medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience - giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife.Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience - giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife.
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- 1 win & 4 nominations total
Elliot Page
- Courtney
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It kinda fell flat.
What started off as potentially a great film, suddenly turned into a complete boring mess. While going in a different direction to the 1990's version, I don't think the creators knew exactly what that direction was as it seemed to jump all over the place. While I giggled at certain ridiculous moments, the rest was spent thinking what exactly is going on? Ellen Page's performance was okay but I think the movie itself squashed what could have been a great acting role.
In Scotland we call this "pish"
Terrible. Acting was OK but bordered on comical. Not scary at all and second part was a bit loose.
Could have been darker with more urgency but flapped around quite a bit. The ending was boring as hell and didn't seem to convey anything.
Should've got to see Kingsman instead.
Could have been darker with more urgency but flapped around quite a bit. The ending was boring as hell and didn't seem to convey anything.
Should've got to see Kingsman instead.
Had potential but fell short
The first half of this movie was great - the premise was great, and the diverse cast set it apart from other "afterlife" type films. However, moving into the second half, things got very muddled. It seems that the director didn't know exactly which direction to go in, so he went in all of them. It was very anti-climatic, and also relied on cheap jump- scares to drive the film. Quite disappointing as it had great potential.
What Ever Happened To Original Ideas?
It's just depressing for a movie lover like me to see a film like Joel Schumacher's 1990 Flatliners remade. Why? Can anyone come out with something we haven't seen before or at least from a fresh new POV. Somebody told me that my reaction is "generational" - I fear that's true. It makes me feel really old. I almost walked out of Mother!, the other day - something I've never done - because I felt treated like a moron. To steal from Robert Polanski to do what, what? Here is even worse. They're stealing from Joel Schumacher without having any of the...what was it that the 1990 had that this one hasn't? Well let's say that the first one wasn't a remake. Where are the mavericks? The new ones. The ones I love are in their 70's or gone. I do apologize I'm just venting my frustration. Thank you for indulging me.
Unnecessary Remake
In 1990, Joel Schumacher directed the unforgettable "Flatliners", a original horror film with Kiefer Sutherland, Kevin Bacon, Julia Roberts., William Baldwin and Oliver Platt. The remake directed by Danish director Niels Arden Oplev has nothing new in he story. The cast is weaker with the awful and unexpressive Kiersey Clemons in one of the lead roles and the screenplay is corny. The cameo of Kiefer Sutherland is probably the greatest joke in this forgettable and unnecessary remake. My vote is five.
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Did you know
- TriviaThe character Jamie says 'today is a good day to die'. In the original, Kevin Bacon says 'hokahay' which is a Native American word which means today is a good day to die.
- GoofsWhen Courtney went in for flatlines, she mentioned no metal allowed inside the room as the scanner contains magnet but there are laptops, and mobile phones and other medical equipment which can be attracted by a strong magnet.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Conan: Diego Luna/Aisha Tyler/Moses Storm (2017)
- SoundtracksWind Quintet in G Minor, Op. 56
Written by Franz Danzi
Performed by Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble
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- Línea mortal: Al límite
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- Budget
- $19,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,883,115
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,574,326
- Oct 1, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $45,158,254
- Runtime
- 1h 49m(109 min)
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- 2.39 : 1
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