Not so bad

Rating: 6/10 (10 March 2016)

I went into this expecting it to take a dump on Patrick Swayze's grave, but to its credit it does not. Still, it's not as good as the original with Swayze and Keanu Reeves.
The movie does have an existential theme similar to the 1991 movie. However, this version has a harder edge than the original and some dark turns, to its detriment. Nor are parts of the storyline believable, especially toward the end. At least twice during the movie the protagonists should have died violent deaths, but lucked out. That's a lame crutch the producers didn't need to use--but then the stunts couldn't have been quite as outrageous.
It's also a little like those extreme sports commercials with lots and lots of action, but it's well filmed, well edited, well directed, and enjoyable. Kind of like a bottle of cheap vodka, whereas the original is a fine wine. Time to watch that one again.
It was nice to see Teresa Palmer and Nikolai Kinski in this, both of whom were quite good and could have had a bit more screen time.