Review of Final Destination 2 (2003) by Thequietgamer — 05 Oct 2017

Admittedly, it's kind of hard for me to consider this movie to be true horror. It's less concerned with scaring you and more interested in just throwing crazy deaths on the screen for cheap thrills. Occasionally it'll even pop in some jokes. There's nothing here that will get under your skin and keep you up at night. The concept is still great though and watching these bland characters try to cheat death, fail, and meet a gruesome demise has it's value.

The kills themselves are pretty creative and often amusing. Their convoluted set ups are usually quite obvious, but every now and then it'll use the more chaotic moments for a bit misdirection. That's not to say it's smart in any way, but it can still provide a good kick here and there. The gore effects are quite well-done. The plot doesn't quite fare so well. It's a simple, but enticing premise that needed to be fleshed out with characters we cared about. Unfortunately that just didn't happen. Everyone is committed, but they are mostly just playing bland stereotypes who are there just to add to death's final body count. It does get a little deeper with the premonitions this time around, so that's neat.

Overall, the movie doesn't really have much going for it other than the deaths. So it's simple, stupid fun aimed at the teenage crowd who would rather see blood and guts as opposed to real horror. That's not an entirely bad thing. It certainly does what it does decently enough. For true genre buffs though, this is a passing amusement at best.