The Final Destination Review

Review of The Final Destination (2009) by screenqueeen: 👎 1.5/5

Easily the lesser installment in this franchise. Something about its by-the-numbers formula following points A to B to C ad nauseam suggests a DTV sequel but... this was an EVENT horror release in 3 fucking D. Even on the flattest of flat screens every 3D ooh and ahh moment is cheap. But that's just the visuals and has no bearing on the story or its characters. Except when those gimmicks are about as cheap as the aforementioned elements borne from the page.

Lots of forced drama here that ultimately goes nowhere and none of the group members actually reflect on anything. I question the franchise's treatment of people of color. It seems that there's a statement being made but it comes across as inherently defeatist and no one bats an eye about the nazi's clear intentions. Pretty lazy.