Flatliners

Oh, I disagree. I like the movie, and years back when it was HBO like every hour I watched it a ton. I liked it, but Schumacher's direction is it's downfall I think. It's so overly and awkwardly stylized and apparently their med school is also a medieval cathedral for some extremely un-subtle reason.

It's a goofy movie, and the ropey moments are aplenty. The things they see when they are put under, and how they manifest later are pretty dumb and unimaginative, really. I think if anything, the cast is pretty good about keeping it grounded. Especially Kiefer Sutherland.

The thing that carries it is the basic concept. It's a terrific idea for a movie that's essentially impossible to screw up. It could have been an amazing philosophical exploration, or a cheesy horror movie, and it fell somewhere in between, but heavily weighted to the latter. All that said, it was still an enjoyable film that I had a hard time turning off whenever it came on.

I am kind of curious as to how that infallible premise is (apparently) ruined by the remake...