Review of Final Destination 2 (2003) by Lindsay Elizabeth M — 23 Apr 2010

I have this really bad feeling. It's not over yet.

I LOVE THIS FILM! Okay, period of exuberance over. Lol. I loved how this film was tied to the first film, in terms of how the characters who survived the highway accident (in this film) were related to those who were killed in the first film.

Clear Rivers (Larter) is the only survivor of the ill-fated Flight 180, and after the death of her boyfriend, Alex (Sawa), she goes to a mental hospital and locks herself in. Here, she believes that Death will be unable to get her, as she has placed stringent and strict rules on anything and anyone who tries to come in contact with her. Meanwhile, Kimberly Corman (Cook), sees a vision of a fatal crash which will occur on the Interstate 180. Like the first film, she saves a handful of lives, but Death has changed its design and is now killing the survivors based on the way they were supposed to die, but in a backwards fashion. Desperate, Kimberly and the other survivors, drug junkie Rory (Cherry), socialite Kat (Tracy), cop Michael (Burke), and the ever defiant Eugene (Carson) have to find a way to break the chain once and for all, or risk dying themselves. With the help of Clear, who has grudgingly agreed to help the survivors further survive (a bit ambiguous, that), they race against the clock in order to stop Death in its tracks. Probably one reason why I loved this film was that they enlisted the help of an FD alum, Clear Rivers, but her tragic demise shows you that ultimately, Death will get you one way or another. The deaths are arranged based on the premonitions of Kimberly, and it can be as subtle as the shadow formations on the floor (this predicted Nora's death). Favorite death scene? The one which involves the car airbag. Imagine having to die at the hands of a tool meant to save you? Ironic.