Stupid, but it works

Rating: 6/10 (20 April 2003)

To say 'Final Destination 2' is exactly the same as 'Final Destination' would be a mistake. A lot is the same though. What they did with 'Final Destination 2' reminded me a little of what they did with 'Hannibal'. Just more blood and gore. I must say, especially in the first half hour, it works. The opening sequence looks great and bloody and when the first survivor finds his death you heard a lot of 'aaargh' in the theater. Probably what the makers had in mind. After this it gets a little boring and very much the same and of course totally stupid, but I was entertained, sort of.
There are some terrific scenes here. Not because they are that great but because they work exactly the way she should. One in particular that involves a dentist made the theater pretty noisy. There is some space for comedy moments as well, making this a nice film. Not as good, if that is the term, as the original, but it works well enough to give it a try.