After the train wreck that was supposed to be The Final Destination, who would have thought a series that was seemingly over could slightly redeem itself?! You're better off just sticking with the original "thrill-ogy," but if you just have to see another one... this should be that one.
The story, of course, is the same as always: someone has a premonition about a horrible event happening that leads the group to their gory death (in this case a collapsing bridge while traveling to a company retreat) and once they've seen the vision, they manage, with a few others, to barely escape the terrible fate. Then, one-by-one, the survivors begin to die in bloody freak accidents because you can't cheat death. Only this go round there is a twist... if you kill somebody else, then death skips you because you've taken the years that person had left in their life.
Being a big fan of the first three films (particularly the third one), I wasn't so impressed with the latest addition. The death sequences, while interesting enough, didn't feel too original nor did they make you squirm and leave you feeling anxious of normal every day things like the others so twistedly accomplished to do. To sum it up in one word, I'd probably say that the death sequences felt very "tame" for a Final Destination film.
The acting wasn't the best, but the three central characters did a decent enough job to keep you interested despite being a bit one-dimensional. That might fall under the category of the writing, though, rather than the acting. The dialogue was pretty bad. Without giving anything away, I will say that the film got itself an extra star from me because of its ending. It is a very cool twist that you don't see coming and is probably one of the more brilliant moments from throughout the entire series.
The story, of course, is the same as always: someone has a premonition about a horrible event happening that leads the group to their gory death (in this case a collapsing bridge while traveling to a company retreat) and once they've seen the vision, they manage, with a few others, to barely escape the terrible fate. Then, one-by-one, the survivors begin to die in bloody freak accidents because you can't cheat death. Only this go round there is a twist... if you kill somebody else, then death skips you because you've taken the years that person had left in their life.
Being a big fan of the first three films (particularly the third one), I wasn't so impressed with the latest addition. The death sequences, while interesting enough, didn't feel too original nor did they make you squirm and leave you feeling anxious of normal every day things like the others so twistedly accomplished to do. To sum it up in one word, I'd probably say that the death sequences felt very "tame" for a Final Destination film.
The acting wasn't the best, but the three central characters did a decent enough job to keep you interested despite being a bit one-dimensional. That might fall under the category of the writing, though, rather than the acting. The dialogue was pretty bad. Without giving anything away, I will say that the film got itself an extra star from me because of its ending. It is a very cool twist that you don't see coming and is probably one of the more brilliant moments from throughout the entire series.