Review of Flatliners

I understand that film making is a business and needs to be profitable.

But in recent years there has been a steady decline in seeing new films with a great and 'original' story.

Instead we have a plethora of, reboot/remake, as a guarantee of box office success.(or at least not loose money)

So you now have a glut of 'reboots' that bear only the most superficial resemblance, to their classic namesakes.

So many remakes/reboots, for no other reason, than to cash in on the name and glory of their classic forebears.

With few exceptions the reboots are substandard, ersatz, low grade, unoriginal and unworthy bearers of titles of former great films.

Sadly this film is no exception. The med students experimenting with 'after death' experience can have all the cgi and modern fandangos you like.

The original was hardly a 'classic' but it had a good story, good actors and (the real test) you could watch it more than once.

As with most reboots, imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but is certainly no guarantee of quality. This film illustrates this.

Mediocre, watch once never again (unlike the original)