So much average

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The movie is clearly a homage to Flatliners, but that's not in any way negative. Character building is fairly honest and I enjoyed seeing Evan Peters here as he has a good presence on screen.However for me personally I couldn't help but feel the movie got to that magic moment and decided to back away for a more modest and somewhat safe approach. Had that door been opened this movie could have become so much more.In the end the movie was interesting, and anything that Blumhouse or Jason Blum is involved in tends to be worth a look see for me.

A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. The Lazarus Effect suffers from a boring plot and characters that has been done more than 10 times every year it's not scary or even interesting after a while the only good thing about it it's without a doubt Olivia Wilde as Zoe the girl who came back from the dead and started killing her friends. This is the first time that i ever watched a horror film with some potential but the writing is just so mediocre and the characters are so boring that it ruins the whole experience that it makes you want to see every single one of them get killed by her at times it doesn't make sense also especially the ending when Zoe brings back Frank for some unknown reason i would like to see a part 2 but only if it was interesting and the characters were written better. I will give The Lazarus Effect a 5.5/10.

I'm a huge horror fan. This movie gave me chills because it's based on an interesting, yet realistic concept. It touches on the idea that DMT, the most potent hallucinogen on the planet, being naturally occurring in the human brain and found in the pineal gland (which is scientifically true - not just made up for the movie, and why it got my attention), floods the brain during death. Which is where the "white light" idea came from. It is possible to chemically produce DMT, and the team of researchers this film follows used DMT as a premise for an experiment to revive the dead.They explain that since the subject (a dog named Rocky who was put down for having stage 5 cataracts in both eyes) has hyperthyroidism as a side effect of the serum, Rocky should be closely observed as aggression comes with hyperthyroidism. The serum doesn't dissipate in the blood stream as they predicted, and with the electric shocks and increase in the neurological system, Rocky's brain is firing at much higher levels than normal. The Dean of medicine shuts the operation down, for fear of bad publicity from the experiment, as many people are religious and will see this as "Playing God." The team takes this as the pharmaceutical company trying to steal their glory, and decides to duplicate the experiment with video evidence to prove their ownership of the serum. The team sneaks into their lab, and puts everything together to revive another dog. In this process, Zoe (Olivia) forgets to remove her engagement ring, and is electrocuted by it when she attempts to throw the electrical charge to the second subject. The team attempts many times to revive her with adrenaline, paddles and CPR, but she is gone. Feeling responsible for the engagement ring he gave to her, the leading research doctor, Frank, takes a leap of faith and puts Zoe on the table to inject her with the serum. The team is extremely reluctant, they urge Frank that using the serum on a human is not only unethical but extremely risky as they still haven't worked out the issues with Rocky yet. Throwing multiple charges, Zoe awakens, terrified, confused and out of sorts.The question is now on everyone's mind; what will happen? Of course everyone is curious to know, "What was it like?" Zoe is still unsure of what's going on with her revived body, and does not immediately jump to explain... While she sleeps, seeing as DMT is what causes humans to dream, Zoe's dreams are more intense, and her brain waves are extremely strong, as the serum is chock full of DMT, and still present in her system. Zoe now can read thoughts, has telekinesis, clairvoyance, and crazy strength. As this seems far-fetched to the typical scary movie junkie, it's based off the idea that the human brain only uses one lobe at a time. From an MRI, Zoe's brain is using every lobe at once. This movie is based of of rational medical ideas, and if you aren't interested in medicine, you WON'T understand or enjoy the movie. I was very pleasantly surprised by the film, and disappointed to see all of the reviews from people who were probably paying more attention to their cellphones than listening to the important explanations the movie gives. Olivia Wilde is a fantastic actress and I love the story.

I love scary movies..but it takes a lot to creep me out...this one did just that. The story line was not very original (reminded me of Flatliners from the 90's)...but with a twist and more scares...it is a movie I suggest watching at night with the lights out. And then maybe sleep with a night light. Good movie with great acting. I would probably not buy it...but it is worth renting. I don't know why some people gave it such low votes, I really enjoyed it. I like movies that make me jump and look behind myself when I hear a noise. This movie did just that. I watched it alone..but you might want to watch it with a friend...cuz it really is creepy. ENJOY