In spite of Kiefer Sutherland's presence, the 2017 Flatliners is pretty much a very straight-faced remake, proving to be a far less glossy romp than the original. It is efficient, and sound and editing are notably terrific, but as a whole the film does not really take off. The actors fire up once the bland scene-setting passes, yet the second half becomes a fairly predictable narrative trudge towards the rather wimpy resolution. The film is most secure when dealing with established horror tropes which it does well, so it is a shame that the thematic aspects of the story are not developed further and that more risks were taken with the material.
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