12 Dumbest Movie Plot Twists Of 2017

4. Ellen Page Randomly Dies Before The Third Act - Flatliners

Flatliners Ellen Page Dead
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The Twist: After flatlining, medical student Courtney (Ellen Page) is harassed by ghostly visions of her sister Tessa, who died in a car accident that was Courtney's fault.

Courtney flees to her fire escape to get away from the visions, but Tessa reappears, causing Courtney to fall over the fire escape to her death.

Why It's Dumb: For starters, Ellen Page was by far the best thing in this film, and killing her 40 minutes before the end of the movie wasn't such a smart idea.

Then there's the comical nature of her demise, and how shockingly little it seems to inform the rest of the movie. Though it was at least unexpected, it traded general storytelling logic for shock value and was totally laughable as a result.

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