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The Lazarus Effect

2015 · 1h 23m · Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

IMDb 5.2 Metacritic 31 RT 82%

Skip it. "The Lazarus Effect" is a by-the-numbers possession flick that wastes a decent premise on jump scares and predictable supernatural nonsense. Even with a solid cast, the film never justifies its existence beyond a tired "what if we brought someone back wrong?" concept that horror has already done to death.

Plot

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.

Director: David Gelb

Cast: Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Donald Glover, Evan Peters, Sarah Bolger

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