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The Lazarus Effect (2015)
Directed by David Gelb
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Overview
Medical researcher Frank, his fiancee Zoe and their team have achieved the impossible: they have found a way to revive the dead. After a successful, but unsanctioned, experiment on a lifeless animal, they are ready to make their work public. However, when their dean learns what they’ve done, he shuts them down. Zoe is killed during an attempt to recreate the experiment, leading Frank to test the process on her. Zoe is revived—but something evil is within her.
Rated PG-13 | Length 83 minutes
Actors
Mark Duplass | Olivia Wilde | Donald Glover | Evan Peters | Sarah Bolger | Amy Aquino | Ray Wise | Sean T. Krishnan | Bruno Gunn
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/01/2015 | Movie Screen | Digital | Theater | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
I admire the retelling of the RE-ANIMATOR mixed with a pinch of FLATLINERS but the injection of the backstory with the nightmares plus the religious spin really don’t provide anything for the main thrust of the story. It’s weird. That said, I don’t this this is terrible movie. Just one that has a few too many ingredients that feel unnecessary. I get why people are hating on it but whatever. It’s fine with a nice cast of characters.
I side with @paraXtine that the movie plays like Dark Phoenix fic, an alt.story of that origin. Through that lens it’s more interesting. At least it was for me.
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