Review of Flatliners (1990) by April W — 02 Oct 2012

I hadn't watch this film in a long time, but upon doing it I couldn't help but ask myself if I remembered the time when Schumacher was great. This was made then.

The movie consistently moves through its own world and with a distinctive athmosphere, its characters are familiar enough to be relatable and identifiable, but not so much as to become cartoonish.

I specially loved how it had its rules and, even though every character had their own take of them, it was establshed as onli an opinnion, not fact. There's no "know-it-all" character explaining things that noone would have ever been logically able to know (I'm looking at you, undertaker from "Final Destination").

The plot doesn't beat around the bushes and jumps right in to the main issue, and develops naturally to a fit ending.

If only, I'd like a to know if Baldwin's perv got off as easily as the movie implies, or if he's still "cursed" by the time the credits roll.

It was a fine film by a very good director with a rising cast.