Shattering, piercing, suspenseful, queasy, bloody, gouging, bone breaking, mind blowing, and yet mesmerizing that’s what Final Destination 5 is all about, especially in 3D. This is one of those select few films that use 3 Dimension well and it will blow your mind. If you have never seen a Final Destination movie or are a big fan of the guts and gore they deliver, then rush to see Final Destination 5, but do not go over a bridge on your way.
The premise behind all 5 of the Final Destinations is that you cannot cheat death. In the first film 8 students get off an airplane as one of them sees a vision that it is going to crash. One by one the students find that life is an elusive commodity. The next three sequels feature a horrifying highway wreck, a roller coaster ride gone wrong and a car that explodes into the stands at a racetrack.
The special effects, make-up, computer graphics imaging and motion capture are amazing and the real stars of the film. The opening credits have so much coming at you that it startles. If you have seen the first four films then you will find most of the weapons of death used in those flicks popping into view.
The acting in Final Destination 5 comes in above average with some performances exceptionally good especially Jacqueline MacInnes-Wood as the arrogant Olivia Castle who you lean to love to hate for her snotty selfishness. When her time comes to meet her maker the ‘eyes’ have it.
The film is rated R for strong violent/gruesome accidents, and some language. If gore makes you ill you may want to stay away from this gross-out.
FINAL ANALYSIS: A goody gruesome for horror hounds. (B)
Writer, critic, film editor John Delia, Sr. has been on all sides of the movie business from publications to film making. He has worked as a film critic with ACED Magazine for more than 20 years and other publications for a total of 40 years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Florida. John is a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association and Critics Association of Central Florida Send John a message at jdelia@acedmagazine.com
