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Dir: Niels Arden Oplev (15, 115 mins)
A remake of an extremely kitsch 1990s horror that starred Kiefer Sutherland and a lot of dry ice, this promises more schlocky fun. Five medical students play with the boundaries between life and death by stopping their hearts on purpose for seconds and eventually minutes before being brought back and reporting their experiences. Ellen Page instigates the experiment and drags Brit actor James Norton along with her with Nina Dobrev, Kersey Clemons and Diego Luna soon becoming involved. An initial euphoria at their beating death and experiencing something higher soon transcends into hallucinogenic nightmare as Death follows them back, torturing them with ghastly visions. There’s better CGI and the idea of man trying to become God-like is still a prescient theme, but this remains a well-executed B-movie like its cheesy predecessor, while Kiefer Sutherland gamely cameos.
Opens Sept 29