Review of Final Destination (2000) by Carl M — 31 Jan 2013
Alex has a terrifying premonition that causes him and several of his classmates to be escorted off of their plane to Paris just moments before it takes off and explodes. Now, Death has returned to reclaim the victims that escaped their fiery demise.
.. FINAL DESTINATION: The ultimate excuse for contrived screenwriting! The FINAL DESTINATION series gave the typical Teen Slasher an all-new angle that moves away from the hockey-masked killer and into the realm of the supernatural.
The films are always about surprise and anticipation, not so much in regards to who is going to die, but when and how. The first FINAL DESTINATION provides thrilling shocks in every death that defy audience expectations.
Clever clues are laid out for both the characters and the audience to determine the next method of execution, and yet each death arrives with a sudden jolt. Director James Wong puts together another clean-cut cast of familiar teen faces, with Devon Sawa in the lead as the paranoid Alex Browning and Ali Larter chasing closing behind him as the stereotypically strange and misunderstood Clear Rivers.
As silly and absurd as the series often may be, it provides plenty of mindless entertainment as we anxiously await each bloody new death.
This review of Final Destination (2000) was written by Carl M on 31 Jan 2013.
Final Destination has generally received positive reviews.
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