Oh... another teen thriller...

Rating: Null/10 (23 March 2003)

I have to confess - I really enjoy watching "regular American teenagers" (pretty much like myself, although I'm not really "American") getting run over by cars, ripped to pieces, shot, stabbed, hung, drowned, thrown off high buildings and burned to ashes on the big screen. I have no idea why - maybe because I do not tolerate violence in real life. Anyway, in my personal opinion, if a movie is not thoughtful, if it does not have a message within, and if it is not a comedy/melodrama, it has to have violence in it. The more, the better (preferably, at random moments). And, yes, it has to have a happy ending (a little twist in the end, with a hint to a sequel, is allowed though).
The sequel to Final Destination falls under these conditions perfectly. Like in any other teen thriller (see Scream or I.K.W.Y.D.L.S.), there is really no plot - who needs it anyway? There is also no "message" behind it. Don't look for director's views on life, death and all that philosophical junk in it - it's just a bunch of people getting killed in very interesting ways at most random moments (the director should be give a credit for that). And, yes, there is a happy end (sort of), and there will be a sequel (most definitely).
One good thing about this movie that makes it so different from other teenager-oriented junk thrillers, is the absence of any kind of candyman in white mask/fiserman's outfit. People just get killed. Sometimes, in really odd and suprising ways. But - alas - this concept is (like any other thing in today's so-called "blockbusters") a rip-off too. Go see 1976 "Omen" and you'll understand what I mean.
Anyhow, if you like blood, gore and violence, it's a perfect one for you. It's a little better and smarter than all other "teen thrillers", but it is also not burdened by any kind of philosophical meaning (the latter is what I like it most in the movies - that's why I'm giving it a 4/10 on an overall movie scale and a 8.5/10 on a teen thriller scale).