when i first watch flatliners and i be amaze . it have all the necessary feature of a good movie represent the cast be superb and the plot be superb and and in the case of thriller and there be genuine thrill throughout . keifer sutherland offer a marvelous performance a the male lead in the piece and portray a scientist who believe he can find the answer to life and death by kill himself and then come back to life and essentially steal death secret away . kevin bacon offer an excellent performance a the more morally decent counterpart to keifer and while julia roberts offer her most convincing role . william baldwin portrays a student who excel in class and and apparently and intercourse . and oliver platt and in another outstanding performance and portray the voice of reason for the group and the most innocent . the story be relatively simple and yet original and and the acting be refresh definitely a stand out film for the genre and and one that have set the standard for measure other thriller for me . positive .