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==Plot==
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A medical student, Courtney ([[Ellen Page]]), is obsessed with the idea of the afterlife, wanting to find out what happens after death. She invites fellow students Jamie ([[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]]) and Sophia ([[Kiersey Clemons]]) to join her in an experiment, in an unused hospital room: using defibrillation to stop her heart for sixty seconds whilst recording her brain, and then reviving her. She assures them they would not be held responsible for any accidents. Sophia is against this, but Jamie does it anyway. After sixty seconds, they panic as they are unable to revive her, but eventually manage to with the help of Ray ([[Diego Luna]]). Later, Marlo ([[Nina Dobrev]]) arrives and learns of the experiment.
A medical student, Courtney ([[Ellen Page]]), is obsessed with the idea of the afterlife, wanting to find out what happens after death. She invites fellow students Jamie ([[James Norton (actor)|James Norton]]) and Sophia ([[Kiersey Clemons]]) to join her in an experiment, in an unused hospital room: using defibrillation to stop her heart for sixty seconds whilst recording her brain, and then reviving her. She assures them they would not be held responsible for any accidents. Sophia is against this, but Jamie does it anyway. After sixty seconds, they panic as they are unable to revive her, but eventually manage to with the help of fellow student Ray ([[Diego Luna]]). Later, Marlo ([[Nina Dobrev]]), a rival of Ray, arrives and learns of the experiment.


Initially Courtney begins to recall memories of past events such as her grandmother's recipe for bread. Courtney experiences increased intelligence and euphoria, being suddenly able to play the piano after 12 years and answer questions in class perfectly. Envious, Jamie flatlines, but has a disturbing near death experience as he meets his ex-girlfriend. Courtney and Jamie start seeing visions, but do not tell the others. Marlo and Sophia follow suit and flatline, for an increasing number of minutes. They experience similar positive results as Courtney.
Initially Courtney begins to recall memories of past events such as her grandmother's recipe for bread. Courtney experiences increased intelligence and euphoria, being suddenly able to play the piano after 12 years and answer questions in class perfectly. Envious, Jamie flatlines, but has a disturbing near death experience as he meets his ex-girlfriend. Courtney and Jamie start seeing visions, but do not tell the others. Marlo and Sophia follow suit and flatline, for an increasing number of minutes. They experience similar positive results as Courtney.
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It soon turns into a living horror as those who flatlined find themselves haunted by visions: Courtney is haunted by her dead sister Tessa from a car crash she caused because she was using her phone. Jamie is haunted by the baby of his ex-girlfriend he got pregnant and begged into getting an abortion. Marlo is haunted by a man named Cyrus (who was stung by jellyfish) whom she killed when she accidentally mixed up his medication, and Sophia is haunted by a girl named Irina whose life she ruined out of jealousy by hacking her phone and sending out her nudes to make sure she was [[valedictorian]]. They realise there is a downside to flatlining.
It soon turns into a living horror as those who flatlined find themselves haunted by visions: Courtney is haunted by her dead sister Tessa from a car crash she caused because she was using her phone. Jamie is haunted by the baby of his ex-girlfriend he got pregnant and begged into getting an abortion. Marlo is haunted by a man named Cyrus (who was stung by jellyfish) whom she killed when she accidentally mixed up his medication, and Sophia is haunted by a girl named Irina whose life she ruined out of jealousy by hacking her phone and sending out her nudes to make sure she was [[valedictorian]]. They realise there is a downside to flatlining.


Ray, the only one who didn't flatline, initially disbelieves what's happening. He tells everyone to stop the experiment immediately. The hauntings get more and more intense. Courtney, traumatised by her visions, records a message apologising for the consequences and admitting that her interest in flatlining was due to the death of her sister, not for scientific discovery. Shortly after, she is chased by visions of her dead sister and falls to her death from the roof of her house after her sister's ghost appears in front of her and pushes her off. Marlo is suffocated while driving and crashes her car. Jamie is stabbed in the hand by his vision.
Ray, the only one who didn't flatline, initially disbelieves what's happening. He tells everyone to stop the experiment immediately. The hauntings get more and more intense. Courtney, traumatised by her visions, records a message apologising for the consequences and admitting that her interest in flatlining was due to the death of her sister, not for scientific discovery. Shortly after, she is chased by visions of her dead sister and falls to her death from the fire escape of her apartment building after her sister's ghost appears in front of her and pushes her off. Marlo is suffocated while driving and crashes her car. Jamie is stabbed in the hand by his vision.


Marlo retrieves Courtney's phone that was found at the scene of her death. They watch Courtney's recording and find out that she had encountered similar hauntings. They come clean to the mistakes that they made and soon come to a conclusion that the hauntings they're experiencing are their hallucinations because of their guilt from their past sins, not paranormal beings.
Marlo retrieves Courtney's phone that was found at the scene of her death. They watch Courtney's recording and find out that she had encountered similar hauntings. They come clean to the mistakes that they made and soon come to a conclusion that the hauntings they're experiencing are their hallucinations because of their guilt from their past sins, not paranormal beings.


The group takes action to stop the hallucinations by fixing their past mistakes. Sophia visits Irina to apologize to which Irina accepts. Jamie visits his ex-girlfriend and discovers she didn't get an abortion, but kept the baby; he apologizes and promises to provide for his son. Later, Ray and Marlo get into a fight when Ray finds out Marlo covered up the real reason how Cyrus died. Tired of being haunted by her hallucinations, Marlo flatlines on her own in the hope of killing herself because she cannot fix her mistake. Ray, Sophia, and Jamie rush to stop her and are successful. In the end, Marlo, Ray, Sophia, and Jamie reminisce about Courtney and celebrate their friendships in the little restaurant they hang out at, where there is a performance of the piano piece that Courtney played. The movie ends with Jamie proposing a toast, honoring it to Courtney.
The group takes action to stop the hallucinations by fixing their past mistakes. Sophia visits Irina to apologize to which Irina accepts. Jamie visits his ex-girlfriend and discovers she didn't get an abortion, but kept the baby; he apologizes and promises to provide for his son. Later, Ray and Marlo get into a fight when Ray finds out Marlo covered up the real reason how Cyrus died. Tired of being haunted by her hallucinations, Marlo flatlines on her own in the hope of asking for forgiveness from the patient that died due to her mistake. Ray, Sophia, and Jamie rush to stop her and are successful in resuscitating Marlo after she sees a apparition of Courtney telling her that Marlo needs to forgive herself. In the end, Marlo, Ray, Sophia, and Jamie reminisce about Courtney and celebrate their friendships in the little restaurant they hang out at, where there is a performance of the piano piece that Courtney played. The movie ends with Jamie proposing a toast, honoring it to Courtney.


==Cast==
==Cast==

Revision as of 18:21, 5 January 2018

For the 1990 film of the same name, see Flatliners.
Flatliners
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNiels Arden Oplev
Written byBen Ripley
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEric Kress
Edited byTom Elkins
Music byNathan Barr[2]
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Releasing
Release date
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (United States)
Running time
110 minutes[4]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$19 million[5]
Box office$44.5 million[5]

Flatliners is a 2017 American science fiction psychological horror film directed by Niels Arden Oplev and written by Ben Ripley. The film is a remake of the 1990 film of the same name, and stars Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev, James Norton, Kiersey Clemons and Kiefer Sutherland. It follows five medical students who attempt to conduct experiments that produce near-death experiences. Sony Pictures released the film in the United States on September 29, 2017.

Plot

A medical student, Courtney (Ellen Page), is obsessed with the idea of the afterlife, wanting to find out what happens after death. She invites fellow students Jamie (James Norton) and Sophia (Kiersey Clemons) to join her in an experiment, in an unused hospital room: using defibrillation to stop her heart for sixty seconds whilst recording her brain, and then reviving her. She assures them they would not be held responsible for any accidents. Sophia is against this, but Jamie does it anyway. After sixty seconds, they panic as they are unable to revive her, but eventually manage to with the help of fellow student Ray (Diego Luna). Later, Marlo (Nina Dobrev), a rival of Ray, arrives and learns of the experiment.

Initially Courtney begins to recall memories of past events such as her grandmother's recipe for bread. Courtney experiences increased intelligence and euphoria, being suddenly able to play the piano after 12 years and answer questions in class perfectly. Envious, Jamie flatlines, but has a disturbing near death experience as he meets his ex-girlfriend. Courtney and Jamie start seeing visions, but do not tell the others. Marlo and Sophia follow suit and flatline, for an increasing number of minutes. They experience similar positive results as Courtney.

It soon turns into a living horror as those who flatlined find themselves haunted by visions: Courtney is haunted by her dead sister Tessa from a car crash she caused because she was using her phone. Jamie is haunted by the baby of his ex-girlfriend he got pregnant and begged into getting an abortion. Marlo is haunted by a man named Cyrus (who was stung by jellyfish) whom she killed when she accidentally mixed up his medication, and Sophia is haunted by a girl named Irina whose life she ruined out of jealousy by hacking her phone and sending out her nudes to make sure she was valedictorian. They realise there is a downside to flatlining.

Ray, the only one who didn't flatline, initially disbelieves what's happening. He tells everyone to stop the experiment immediately. The hauntings get more and more intense. Courtney, traumatised by her visions, records a message apologising for the consequences and admitting that her interest in flatlining was due to the death of her sister, not for scientific discovery. Shortly after, she is chased by visions of her dead sister and falls to her death from the fire escape of her apartment building after her sister's ghost appears in front of her and pushes her off. Marlo is suffocated while driving and crashes her car. Jamie is stabbed in the hand by his vision.

Marlo retrieves Courtney's phone that was found at the scene of her death. They watch Courtney's recording and find out that she had encountered similar hauntings. They come clean to the mistakes that they made and soon come to a conclusion that the hauntings they're experiencing are their hallucinations because of their guilt from their past sins, not paranormal beings.

The group takes action to stop the hallucinations by fixing their past mistakes. Sophia visits Irina to apologize to which Irina accepts. Jamie visits his ex-girlfriend and discovers she didn't get an abortion, but kept the baby; he apologizes and promises to provide for his son. Later, Ray and Marlo get into a fight when Ray finds out Marlo covered up the real reason how Cyrus died. Tired of being haunted by her hallucinations, Marlo flatlines on her own in the hope of asking for forgiveness from the patient that died due to her mistake. Ray, Sophia, and Jamie rush to stop her and are successful in resuscitating Marlo after she sees a apparition of Courtney telling her that Marlo needs to forgive herself. In the end, Marlo, Ray, Sophia, and Jamie reminisce about Courtney and celebrate their friendships in the little restaurant they hang out at, where there is a performance of the piano piece that Courtney played. The movie ends with Jamie proposing a toast, honoring it to Courtney.

Cast

Sutherland also starred in the original film, and was initially announced to be reprising his role as Dr. Nelson Wright from the original.[8]

Production

In October 2015, Ellen Page was cast in the film,[9] and in February 2016, Diego Luna was added as well,[10] with Nina Dobrev joining in April.[11] In May 2016, Kiersey Clemons and James Norton signed on for the film.[12][13]

In July 2016, it was announced that Kiefer Sutherland, who starred in the original, would return in the new film.[14] Sutherland later disclosed that he was reprising his role from the original film, adding that the new film is actually a sequel rather than a remake.[8] Despite the announcement, Sutherland played a character with a different name than in the original, with no reference to the specific events of the previous film.[citation needed] In July 2016, Charlotte McKinney also joined the cast.[15]

Principal photography began in early July 2016 in Toronto,[16][17] Ontario primarily at Cinespace Film Studios' Kipling Avenue facility; and concluded on September 7.[citation needed] The film went into post-production on October 4.[18]


Release

Sony Pictures released the film on September 29, 2017.[5]

Box office

Flatliners grossed $16.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $24.9 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $41.7 million, against a production budget of $19 million.[5]

In North America, the film was released alongside American Made and 'Til Death Do Us Part, as well as the wide expansion of Battle of the Sexes, and was projected to gross $8–12 million from 2,552 theaters in its opening weekend.[19] It ended up debuting to $6.6 million, finishing 5th at the box office; even before factoring in inflation, the number was lower than the $10 million opening of the original film in 1990.[20] In its second weekend the film dropped 42%, grossing $3.6 million.[21]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 5% based on 65 reviews and an average rating of 3.6/10. 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."[22] 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".[23] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B–" on an A+ to F scale.[20][24]

Home media

Flatliners was released on Digital HD on December 12, 2017, and on Blu-ray and DVD on December 19, 2017 in Canada, and on December 26, 2017 in the United States.[25][26]

References

  1. ^ a b c McNary, Dave (June 13, 2017). "Ellen Page, Diego Luna, Nina Dobrev Experiment With Death in 'Flatliners' Trailer". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Nathan Barr to Score 'Flatliners". Film Music Reporter. August 8, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d "Film releases". Variety Insight. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  4. ^ "FLATLINERS (15)". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Flatliners (2017)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Instagram post by Nina Dobrev • Aug 11, 2016 at 10:40pm UTC". Instagram.
  7. ^ Gallupo, Mia (27 July 2016). "'Awkward' Actor Beau Mirchoff Joining Sony's 'Flatliners' Reboot (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  8. ^ a b Lee, Ann (27 July 2016). "Kiefer Sutherland reveals who he's playing in the Flatliners reboot". Metro. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. ^ Kroll, Justin (October 5, 2015). "Ellen Page in Talks to Star in 'Flatliners' Remake (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  10. ^ Geier, Thom (February 29, 2016). "'Rogue One' Star Diego Luna in Talks to Join Ellen Page in 'Flatliners'". TheWrap. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  11. ^ Patten, Dominic (April 20, 2016). "Nina Dobrev In Talks To Join Sony's 'Flatliners' Reboot". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Kroll, Justin (May 3, 2016). "'Dope's' Kiersey Clemons to Star Opposite Ellen Page in 'Flatliners' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  13. ^ Galuppo, Mia (May 9, 2016). "James Norton Joins Ellen Page in 'Flatliners' Remake (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  14. ^ Busch, Anita (July 7, 2016). "Kiefer Sutherland Crossing Over To 'Flatliners' Redo". Deadline. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  15. ^ Busch, Anita (13 July 2016). "Supermodel Charlotte McKinney Supercharges 'Flatliners'". Deadline. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  16. ^ Eigenmann, Conan Geisler (July 11, 2016). "'The Vampire Diaries' star Ian Somerhalder's ex Nina Dobrev filming 'Flatliners' remake; Kiefer Sutherland returns as doctor". YIBADA. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  17. ^ Lesnick, Silas (July 12, 2016). "Flatliners Reboot Set for 2017 Release - ComingSoon.net". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
  18. ^ Hime, Nelly (August 29, 2016). "The Flatliners Remake – Everything You Need to Know". Nagame Digital. Retrieved October 9, 2016.
  19. ^ Ryan Faughnder (September 27, 2017). "'It' drives record September box office with Tom Cruise's 'American Made' ready to battle 'Kingsman'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  20. ^ a b D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 2, 2017). "'Kingsman' Edges Out 'It' In Fierce Three-Way B.O. Tie; Early AM Figures Have 'American Made' In 3rd – Monday". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  21. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (October 9, 2017). "'Blade Runner 2049' Still Rusted With $36M+ Columbus Day Weekend Opening: Monday Postmortem". Deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2017.
  22. ^ "Flatliners (2017)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  23. ^ "Flatliners reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
  24. ^ "Is the Flatliners remake any good?". BBC News. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Flatliners synopsis and movie info". Tribute.ca. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  26. ^ "Flatliners DVD Release Date December 26, 2017". DVDs Release Dates. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
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