The Final Destination (AKA "Just Die Already!")

OK, so there was Final Destination ("You're Dead!"), Final Destination 2 ("Oops, you're dead again!") and Final Destination 3 ("Now you're really, really, really dead!"). They were decent films. And I can say I enjoyed Number 2 and 3. I haven't seen number one yet. Soon. The deaths were funny and creative, and the characters were somewhat easy to identify with. Then comes The Final Destination which, thankfully, is the final instalment in the series. The storyline was too linear, even more so than the previous 3 films. The acting was really quite bad and the scripting was awful. Some of the deaths were funny, but the others were throw-your-popcorn-at-the-screen kind of stuff.

My favourite death was when in the premonition (so it didn't really happen) the woman who's name I can't remember's leg got caught in the broken escalator. It's my favourite because it's totally awful. Her leg is jammed and blood pours from her mouth as if somehow, magically her foot and throat are related. Yeah, she got grinded by the turning cogs. Ell-Oh-Ell!!

The worst death? The guy getting squished through the fence. Why? Because it was boring. It tries to be gruesome, but doesn't achieve anything other than remind us of the scene from Resident Evil (the film) where the STARS guy gets diced by the laser.

That's probably the worst out of the way. So bad points:

- bad acting.

- bad scripting.

- too linear.

- cliché characters.

- more focus on 3D than actual film.

- awful ending.

Back to the last point...the ending was awful. I mean, seriously...? A truck crashing through the window killing them all...? What film does that remind is of...? Definitely not Spider-Man 2. Maybe they didn't get killed by the truck in Spider-Man 2, but still...

It makes me wonder if the guys from The Final Destination would have survived if at least one of those guys had spider-sense. Stupid man should have gone in search of a radio-active spider before saving anyone. He would have had more chance at survival.

And am I the only one that thinks the ending seems really lazy? It's like the writers weren't even trying. It was a bad film. Enough said. My verdict? 3/10.

Have you seen the film? Let me know what you think in a comment. :)